“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine categorically demands that the Russian side immediately repeal all illegal decisions regarding the certification of Ukrainian citizens and eliminate their negative consequences,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
They noted that the note of protest will be handed to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
On May 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the categories of foreign citizens who have the right to apply for admission to Russian citizenship in a simplified manner.
In particular, we are talking about persons born and permanently residing in the territory of the Crimea and who left it before March 18, 2014.