On July 15, Head of State Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had immediately signed the documents transferred from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: the law on multiple citizenship, the ratification of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Russian Aggression against Ukraine, and the suspension of the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines for Ukraine.
Points of attention
- Cooperation with international organizations will help enforce punishment on Russia for its war against Ukraine.
- Ukraine's activation of defense solutions reflects efforts to achieve parity in forces needed to counter Russian aggression.
Zelensky announced his decisions
According to the Ukrainian leader, he instructed government officials to urgently work on and adopt all bylaws to implement these laws.
We can already begin to identify the first partner states with which multiple citizenship will be introduced. I expect the government and the Office team to present a schedule for implementing the agreements on launching the tribunal. We are also activating defense solutions that will support our soldiers.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
In addition, the head of state emphasized that thanks to multiple citizenship, Ukraine will have the opportunity to create more real legal foundations for the unity of our entire great people — millions of Ukrainians on all continents, as well as those representatives of other peoples who have linked their fate with Ukraine.
Thanks to the tribunal and cooperation with countries around the world and international organizations, we will be able to ensure the real inevitability of Russia's punishment for the war against Ukraine.
And thanks to steps to use certain types of weapons, in particular anti-personnel mines, we will be able to achieve at least parity in the forces and means necessary to protect against Russian aggression. Russia has never been a party to the Ottawa Convention and has never taken honest steps within the framework of any policy of arms reduction or humanization of weapons practices.
