Zelensky's new decree has taken Ukraine far beyond the borders of 1991
Ukraine has declared a number of Russian regions of Russia “territories historically inhabited by Ukrainians.”
This is stated in a decree published by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy under the corresponding title, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The document states that Russia has systematically violated the rights of Ukrainians for centuries, “including on the lands historically inhabited by them in the Kuban, Starodubshchina, Northern and Eastern Slobozhanshchina within the modern Krasnodar Territory, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov regions of the Russian Federation "
The Ukrainian President instructed the government to develop, with the involvement of international experts, representatives of the World Congress of Ukrainians, scientists, and the public, and to submit to the National Security and Defense Council an action plan to preserve the national identity of Ukrainians in the Russian Federation, including the above-mentioned territories.
Among other things, it is envisaged to “work on the issue of collecting and studying facts and evidence about crimes committed against Ukrainians living (living) in the territories of Russia”, holding “events aimed at debunking Russian myths about Ukraine”, “developing interaction between Ukrainians and enslaved Russia by the peoples."
In addition, the government, together with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, should prepare and disseminate materials throughout the world “about the more than thousand-year history of the Ukrainian creation of the state, the historical connections of lands inhabited by ethnic Ukrainians with Ukrainian national state entities in various historical periods.”
At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is required to “ensure that the provisions of this Decree are taken into account when developing a comprehensive strategy for interaction between Ukraine and the Ukrainian global community.”
Military blogger Yuriy Podolyaka believes that Zelensky’s decree “can be perceived with humor, or with a sense of relief.”
“I think that now, when the fate of the territories where the state of Ukraine existed until 2014 will soon be decided, our political leadership will have a free hand. And this issue will be closed once and for all,” Podolyaka wrote in his tg channel.
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