Ukraine rules out possibility of dual citizenship with Russia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin ruled out the possibility of dual citizenship with Russia.
“All cases of obtaining Russian citizenship [by Ukrainian nationals] must be investigated accordingly by our security services,” stated the minister on Friday, October 5th, on TV Channel “UA: Kharkiv.”
At the same time, a similar possibility of dual-citizenship can be discussed with other countries, believes Klimkin. According to him, the Ukrainians who have left Ukraine “have retained their Ukrainian mentality.” The Minister highlighted the need for new laws “concerning citizenship.”
On October 4th, the Kyiv official called the Hungarian consul in Transcarpathia a persona non grata. The reason behind it was a video that recorded the issuance of Hungarian passports to Ukranian citizens and the consul requiring to hide the second passport from Ukrainian authorities.