Contents tagged with Separatist documents
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Ukraine outraged by announcement that Russia would recognize separatist-issued passports
Representatives of the Ukrainian authorities reacted severely to Vladimir Putin’s decree that Russia would recognize documents issued to citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons in “the separate territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions”. “For me this is yet another piece of evidence of both Russian occupation and Russia’s violation of international law” said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday the 18th of February in Munich.
“This decree fundamentally contradicts the logic …
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Putin signs decree recognizing Donbas separatists' passports and other documents
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree concerning the recognition of documents issued to citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons residing in the separatist-held Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.
The Kremlin’s site reports that the decree was signed “guided by universally recognised principles and standards of humanitarian law and in order to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals”.
Such documents will be recognised “temporarily, during the political settlement …