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Bloomberg
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Ukraine's Parliament Backs Law Allowing Multiple Citizenships
Ukraine's lawmakers passed a law that allows Ukrainians to hold multiple citizenships as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks to strengthen ties with the diaspora and fix a demographic crisis. Ukrainians will now be allowed to obtain citizenship of other countries, apart from 'aggressor states' such as Russia. Foreigners from nations deemed friendly to Kyiv may also obtain Ukrainian citizenship after they pass a language test and demonstrate knowledge of the country's history and constitution.
Asharq Al-Awsat
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Ukraine Allows Multiple Citizenship as War Drags on
Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Wednesday to allow Ukrainians to have multiple citizenship in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis worsened by Russia's war and to enhance ties with the country's diaspora. The bill was passed by 243 deputies, lawmakers said. "This decision is an important step to maintain and restore ties with millions of Ukrainians around the world," Oleksiy Chernyshov, minister for unity, said in a social media post on Facebook after the vote. Government officials have estimated the Ukrainian diaspora at about 25 million people. Government and analysts estimate the population in the country at about 32 million people now. Previously, Ukrainian law did not recognize dual or multiple citizenship, meaning that ethnic Ukrainians around the world holding other passports needed to renounce their other citizenship if they wanted a Ukrainian passport. The issue of multiple citizenship has become even more pressing since Russia's invasion in February 2022. The war is exacerbating a demographic decline that had started years before. In 1991, when Ukraine became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the population was 52 million. But Ukraine saw several large labor migrations in the early 1990s. With the start of the invasion, millions of Ukrainians fled the fighting. Data show that more than 5 million Ukrainians live in Europe as the war is in its fourth year. Lawmakers said that the new law would simplify procedures for children born to Ukrainian parents abroad and also for Ukrainians who obtain other citizenship by marriage. It will also make it easier to obtain Ukrainian citizenship for foreigners fighting for Ukraine on the frontlines. In line with the new law, the government would draw up a list of countries from which dual citizenship was allowed. The text of the bill does not directly ban Russian citizens from obtaining Ukrainian passports. But it mentions that the government would be able to implement restrictions related to the armed aggression against Ukraine. Foreigners would have to pass a test to prove their knowledge of the Ukrainian language, history and constitution.
Al Arabiya
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine allows multiple citizenship as war drags on
Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Wednesday to allow Ukrainians to have multiple citizenship in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis worsened by Russia's war and to enhance ties with the country's diaspora. The bill was passed by 243 deputies, lawmakers said. 'This decision is an important step to maintain and restore ties with millions of Ukrainians around the world,' Oleksiy Chernyshov, minister for unity, said in a social media post on Facebook after the vote. Government officials have estimated the Ukrainian diaspora at about 25 million people. Government and analysts estimate the population in the country at about 32 million people now. Previously, Ukrainian law did not recognize dual or multiple citizenship, meaning that ethnic Ukrainians around the world holding other passports needed to renounce their other citizenship if they wanted a Ukrainian passport. The issue of multiple citizenship has become even more pressing since Russia's invasion in February 2022. The war is exacerbating a demographic decline that had started years before. In 1991, when Ukraine became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the population was 52 million. But Ukraine saw several large labor migrations in the early 1990s. With the start of the invasion, millions of Ukrainians fled the fighting. Data show that more than 5 million Ukrainians live in Europe as the war is in its fourth year. Lawmakers said that the new law would simplify procedures for children born to Ukrainian parents abroad and also for Ukrainians who obtain other citizenship by marriage. It will also make it easier to obtain Ukrainian citizenship for foreigners fighting for Ukraine on the frontlines. In line with the new law, the government would draw up a list of countries from which dual citizenship was allowed. The text of the bill does not directly ban Russian citizens from obtaining Ukrainian passports. But it mentions that the government would be able to implement restrictions related to the armed aggression against Ukraine. Foreigners would have to pass a test to prove their knowledge of the Ukrainian language, history and constitution.
Reuters
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Parliament passes law to allow multiple citizenship for Ukrainians
KYIV, June 18 (Reuters) - Parliament passed a law on Wednesday to allow Ukrainians to have multiple citizenship in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis caused by Russia's war and to enhance ties with Ukraine's diaspora. The bill was passed by 243 deputies, lawmakers said.
