UK intelligence has analysed Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's stipulating that "Ukrainian residents illegally staying in Russia should depart by 10 September or legalise their keep".
Supply: UK Ministry of Defence on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: UK intelligence famous that Putin signed a decree obliging Ukrainian residents residing in Russia or on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory to "settle their authorized standing by 10 September 2025 or depart the territory" on 20 March 2025.
The UK intelligence argues that Putin's decree "actually meant to pressure the departure from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory of Ukrainian nationals who refuse to just accept Russian passports and citizenship".
Quote: "Putin and the Russian senior management proceed to prosecute a Russification coverage in illegally occupied Ukrainian territory, as a part of longstanding efforts to extirpate Ukrainian tradition, identification and statehood."
Extra particulars: The UK intelligence famous that Russia "erroneously and illegally" defines each occupied and unoccupied Ukrainian territory in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, in addition to Crimea, as a part of the Russian Federation.
Quote: "That is in direct contradiction with Russia's personal said recognition of Ukraine's independence and sovereignty following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in addition to broader worldwide recognition of Ukraine."
Background:
- US Particular Envoy to the Center East, Steven Witkoff, in a current interview, truly recognised the "referendums" that Russia held within the occupied territories in 2022.
- Michael Waltz, US President Donald Trump’s Nationwide Safety Advisor, lately instructed {that a} future settlement to finish Russia's warfare in opposition to Ukraine may embody the lack of territory by Ukraine in trade for "future safety ensures, the long run standing of Ukraine".
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