The European Union condemns the distribution of Russian passports in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories and will not recognize them.
Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell
“The European Union strongly condemns the Russian Presidential decrees of 25 May and 30 May, simplifying the process for granting Russian citizenship and issuing Russian passports to Ukrainian citizens of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions which are temporarily under the military control of Russian invading troops, as well as to Ukrainian children without parental care and legally incapacitated persons from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.”
The European Union will not recognize these passports, issued as part of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
The EU also condemns Russia’s attempts to replace the legitimately elected government in the occupied territories, introduce the Russian currency, and change the language of instruction and school curricula in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, which are currently under the illegal control of Russia’s occupying forces.
See also: Ukrainians will be given Russian passports in the occupied territories of Ukraine
