“The British position is particularly surprised by the fact that earlier London did not express any doubts regarding the legality of granting Hungarian or Romanian citizenship to certain categories of Ukrainian citizens,” the commentary says.
The embassy also recalled that the experience of the settlement in Northern Ireland suggests that Britain recognizes dual citizenship in order to achieve peace.
Diplomats also stressed that the decision to acquire Russian citizenship residents of Donbass will take, based on their own desires.
On April 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which residents of certain regions of Donbass can apply for Russian citizenship under a simplified scheme.
Subsequently, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, choked with indignation at the publication of the decree.