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Disinfo: Kyiv will take property from residents of Donbas

Summary

Donbas residents who have received Russian citizenship will be deprived of their property in Ukraine. Kyiv continues to incite ethnic strife between countries and denounce residents of Donbas as second-class citizens.

Disproof

This is a standard pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the war in Donbas. More similar cases here.

Yes, dual citizenship in Ukraine is prohibited: when a Ukrainian obtains the passport of another state, their Ukrainian citizenship can be cancelled. However, after the annexation of Crimea and the Russian occupation of parts of Donbas, Kyiv adopted a law that protects Ukrainians living in these regions.

Article 5 of this law states that Ukraine does not recognise Russian citizenship imposed by the Kremlin in the occupied territories. According to this provision, because Crimeans and residents of parts of Donbas automatically and forcibly received Russian passports, these Ukrainians are not deprived of Ukrainian citizenship.

Moreover, Ukraine, as a member of the Council of Europe, upholds the European Convention on Human Rights,  including the protection of private property.

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Izvestia (Archived)
ukraina.ru (Archived)
RT Russia (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 154
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05/06/2019
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Ukraine, Eastern Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Donbas

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