Putin signs decree to simplify issuing Russian passports to residents of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya, Kherson Oblasts
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The document has been published on the official portal of legal information of the aggressor country.
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The relevant decision effectively means the forced passportization of the residents of the Ukrainian occupied territories can occur.
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In the summer of 2019, Russia began illegally issuing its passports to residents of the occupied territories of the Donbas. The documents were issued in Russia's Rostov Oblast.
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A special decree signed by Putin allowed residents of the occupied areas of the Donbas to obtain Russian citizenship under a fast-track procedure.
In response to Russia's actions, Ukraine has appealed to the UN Security Council to take action.
