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26 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Very disturbing news from Russia-occupied Ukrainian Donbas region. A draft "law" is under consideration in "DNR", that would extremely discriminate Ukrainian citizens who live in the region (about 1.5m people). Those who will remain in possession of Ukrainian citizenship... (1/x)
(2/x) Those who will stay in possession of Ukrainian citizenship and will not abandon it for a "DNR" one, would be banned from ownership rights of any property, and banned from entrepreneurship activities. Moreover, they can be arrested up to 30 days "for needs of identification"
(3/3) The "law" is a clear copy-paste from Russia-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia. The "law" foresees a "transfer period" until 2025. This can be interpreted as a way to pressure President Zelensky and force him to a sort of agreement on a "union" and "recognition" of "DNR".
Link: hromadske.ua/posts/yuridich…

Ukrainian presidential election will take place in 2024, just before the planned date for the "law" to come in power.

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(1/x) Good news about local elections in Ukraine:
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