00:42The European Parliament voted not to accept travel documents issued by Russia in breakaway territories, during a meeting on Thursday.
MEPs claim that the incorporation of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye into the Russian Federation is 'illegal'..
They have also condemned Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, and state that EU should no longer accept travel documents issued by Russia in these regions.
The proposal was approved by 540 votes in favour, six against and 36 abstaining. The Parliament and Council will now negotiate on the final form of the resolution.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic (DPR/LPR), as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, were the territories that President Vladimir Putin recently agreed to admit to the Russian Federation.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that his forces would take control of the areas.
France: European Parliament refuses to accept Russian passports from disputed territories
The European Parliament voted not to accept travel documents issued by Russia in breakaway territories, during a meeting on Thursday.
MEPs claim that the incorporation of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye into the Russian Federation is 'illegal'..
They have also condemned Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, and state that EU should no longer accept travel documents issued by Russia in these regions.
The proposal was approved by 540 votes in favour, six against and 36 abstaining. The Parliament and Council will now negotiate on the final form of the resolution.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic (DPR/LPR), as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, were the territories that President Vladimir Putin recently agreed to admit to the Russian Federation.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that his forces would take control of the areas.
The European Parliament voted not to accept travel documents issued by Russia in breakaway territories, during a meeting on Thursday.
MEPs claim that the incorporation of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye into the Russian Federation is 'illegal'..
They have also condemned Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, and state that EU should no longer accept travel documents issued by Russia in these regions.
The proposal was approved by 540 votes in favour, six against and 36 abstaining. The Parliament and Council will now negotiate on the final form of the resolution.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic (DPR/LPR), as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, were the territories that President Vladimir Putin recently agreed to admit to the Russian Federation.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that his forces would take control of the areas.