Russia’s decision to issue its passports to residents of the areas in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions not controlled by Kyiv goes against the Minsk Agreements, French Ambassador to Ukraine Isabelle Dumont said.
“We condemn Russia’s decision to facilitate the granting of Russian citizenship to residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This decision goes against the Minsk Agreements and does not facilitate efforts to resolve the conflict,” Dumont wrote on Twitter.
It was reported earlier that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed the decree ‘On determining categories of individuals entitled to apply for Russian citizenship in line with a simplified procedure for humanitarian purposes,’ which grants this right to those permanently residing in certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
