The EU will not recognize Russian passports from the occupied territories of Ukraine. Negotiators from the EU countries and the European Parliament agreed on this in Brussels on Thursday.
The same should apply to travel documents issued in the breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, as announced by the Council of the EU States.
Putin annexed four territories in Ukraine
In September, Russia declared the Zaporizhzhya region, along with the Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, annexed after mock referendums. As a result, the EU Commission has proposed not to recognize passports issued there. The authority made it clear at the time that almost all Member States were already doing this.
Thursday’s decision should ensure a uniform approach by all EU countries. Before the agreement enters into force, the EU states and the European Parliament must once again agree. This is considered a formality.
Source: Krone
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