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ISW Comments On Another Criminal Decree Of Putin On Deportation Of Ukrainians

ISW Comments On Another Criminal Decree Of Putin On Deportation Of Ukrainians

Vladimir Putin's decree, according to which Ukrainians who did not receive Russian passports will be deported from the occupied territories, is a violation of the Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, as well as a potential targeted campaign on ethnic cleansing. This is stated in the Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Putin signed a decree entitled “On the Peculiarities of the Legal Status of Certain Categories of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation” that defines those who are living in Russian-occupied territories who have declared their desire to retain their current citizenship and refuse to accept Russian passports as “foreign citizens and stateless persons currently residing in the Russian Federation.” The decree provides that from July 1, 2024 such people can be deported.

“This decree codifies coercive methods to encourage residents of occupied areas to receive Russian passports and also sets conditions for the deportation of Ukrainians who do not agree to become Russian citizens,” the ISW report said.

ISW analysts note that the Russian authorities also continue to apply other methods and deportations of Ukrainians, in particular children, to Russia.

ISW continues to believe that all efforts aimed at deporting Ukrainians to Russia may constitute a violation of the Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, as well as a potential targeted campaign on ethnic cleansing.