Putin signed a decree on the “deportation” of Ukrainian citizens from the occupied territories

Putin signed a decree that provides for the “deportation” of Ukrainians from the territories of Ukraine occupied by Moscow. We are talking about Kherson, Zaporizhzhіa, Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

The document states that Ukrainians who live in the occupied territories and decide to retain Ukrainian citizenship can live there until July 1, 2024. After that, they can be deported.

A separate clause of Putin’s decree concerns the “deportation” of those who pose a “threat to Russia’s national security.” Foreigners who advocate “forcible change of the fundamentals of the constitutional system” in Russia, finance terrorist and extremist activities or participate in “unsanctioned” actions will be deported and “banned from entering the country.”

According to the decree, those citizens who “declared their desire to retain their existing citizenship or remain stateless” and who did not take the oath of citizenship of the Russian Federation will be considered foreigners.