What next after the Kherson withdrawal?
London urges caution, while Vladimir Putin is apparently planning a new law.
All information in the news ticker.
London
sees Putin's next
"cannon fodder"
: "History teaches that"
After
annexation
in violation of international law : Russia simplified naturalization procedures for residents in Cherson and Zaporizhia.
When criticizing
the
Ukraine war
: Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is apparently planning a law to withdraw passports from newly naturalized people.
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news ticker
on diplomacy in the
Ukraine war
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Update from November 13, 10:12 p.m .:
Despite the ongoing Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj has encouraged his compatriots: “We all feel our victory approaching,” said Selenskyj in his daily video message on Sunday evening.
"There are always people who fight and work for our victory." Zelenskyj thanked the soldiers, doctors and diplomats who have been on duty in Ukraine around the clock for more than 260 days since the start of the Russian war of aggression.
London sees Putin's next "cannon fodder": "History teaches that"
Update from November 13, 5:55 p.m
.: In view of the jubilant scenes after the liberation of the southern Ukrainian city of Cherson, Great Britain urges caution.
"History teaches that Russia can be very brutal against its own people," British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Sunday.
"If they need more cannon fodder, they will get it," he said, referring to the recent mobilization in Russia.
He also referred to the planned military exercises at Russian schools.
"That's the nature of the regime we're dealing with."
The recapture of Kherson shows Ukraine's extraordinary capabilities and raises questions for the people of Russia as to whether the war is worth all the hardships and sacrifices.
Wallace said it was entirely up to Ukraine whether it wanted to start negotiations.
"First of all, we shouldn't be grateful when a thief returns stolen goods - after all, that's what Russia did."
Now Russia will announce everywhere that one should be grateful for the withdrawal from the big city.
"No, you shouldn't, Russia shouldn't have done that in February," Wallace said, referring to the February 24 attack.
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Ben Wallace, British Defense Secretary.
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After illegal annexation: Russia simplified naturalization procedures for residents in Cherson and Zaporizhia
First report from November 13th
: After the illegal annexation in September in the Cherson and Zaporizhia regions, Moscow introduced the ruble as a currency and encouraged the residents to have a Russian passport issued.
Accelerated naturalization has been possible since 2019 for residents of the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, which were also annexed.
Apparently, Russian President Vladimir Putin is now looking for a way to take away the Russian passports of newly naturalized people if they express criticism.
Putin is apparently planning a new draft law to revoke people's Russian passports
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning a new law that would allow Moscow to strip people of their Russian passports for criticizing the war in Ukraine or "spreading misinformation".
This is the result of reports from the Ukrainian newspaper
Kyiv Independent
and the online newspaper
Medusa
on Sunday.
The regulation applies to people who were not born in Russia and who had acquired Russian citizenship.
The Kremlin chief is apparently targeting Ukrainians who received Russian passports during the occupation.
However, the law is only in the first reading and has not yet been passed, the media reports said.
