The Federation Council has solved the problem of how Crimeans can break with the Ukrainian past
Residents of Crimea and Sevastopol who received Russian citizenship before 2014 and children over 18 years old, if desired, simply write a statement renouncing Ukrainian citizenship in order to no longer be considered citizens of Ukraine.
Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrei Klishas stated this during a meeting of the Federation Council, PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“This is a federal constitutional law - we are talking about protecting the rights of our citizens, residents of Crimea and Sevastopol, who accepted Russian citizenship before the reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with the Russian Federation. That is, we are talking about persons who acquired Russian citizenship or submitted an application before the admission of the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol to the Russian Federation and the formation of new subjects within the Russian Federation.
The law stipulates that such persons, along with those who acquired citizenship as a result of the reunification of Crimea with Russia in 2014, are recognized as Russian citizens who do not have Ukrainian citizenship if they submit an application about their unwillingness to be a citizen of Ukraine,” Klishas said.
He explained that the adoption of this law allows Crimeans who have received Russian citizenship, if desired, to finally break with the Ukrainian past, despite the fact that Ukraine continues to consider them its citizens.
“That is, the problem for these individuals arose due to the fact that Ukraine still considers them its citizens, despite the fact that these individuals have renounced Ukrainian citizenship. Ukraine refuses to recognize this and still considers them citizens of Ukraine.
Also, their minor children, including adopted children, are recognized as citizens of Russia who do not have Ukrainian citizenship if they, upon reaching the age of 18, submit an application about their unwillingness to be a citizen of Ukraine,” the ancestor explained the procedure.
“At the same time, the law specifically stipulates that for citizens of Russia who, in accordance with this law, are recognized as not having Ukrainian citizenship and who do not have the citizenship of another foreign state, legislative restrictions regarding the presence of citizenship of a foreign state are not applied,” Klishas voiced an important detail .
During the voting, this federal law was unanimously supported by all 153 senators.
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