Denial of Ukrainians of the right to land in Crimea: EU condemned Putin’s decree

The European Union said that Crimea is part of Ukraine and that the decree of the President of the Russian Federation is another attempt to forcibly integrate the illegally annexed peninsula into Russia.

The European Union called the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin a violation of international humanitarian law, which added most of Crimea and Sevastopol to the list of border areas of the Russian Federation, where foreign citizens have no right to own land. . Evropeyskaya Pravda reports this with reference to the EU representative.

“The European Union does not recognize this decree and considers its entry into force another attempt to forcibly integrate the illegally annexed peninsula into Russia. Crimea is part of Ukraine. The decree is also a violation of international humanitarian law, as this is another step towards the introduction of Russian citizenship on the peninsula. “, – said in a statement.

As previously reported, in annexed Crimea, on March 20, the “decree” of Russian President Vladimir Putin banning foreign citizens from owning land began to operate.

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