U.S. Embassy Condemns "Passportization" By Russia In Occupied Territories

26.05.2022, 15:40 ukranews.com

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine condemns Russia's decision to simplify the granting of Russian citizenship to residents of the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine. The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine announced this on Twitter, Ukrainian News Agency reports. "We join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in condemning passportization in the temporarily occupied territories - the imposition of passports of the Russian Federation on citizens of Ukraine is a proven control tactic from the Russian manuals and a gross violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," the Embassy said.