The Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council recommended to approve the laws on new territories

The Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council recommended to approve the laws on new territories


The Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building supported and recommended the adoption of laws on the admission of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR), as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into Russia. The Federation Council will consider these laws today, October 4, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the laws, residents of the new regions are recognized as Russian citizens from the day they are admitted to Russia (September 30), they are given a month to apply for renunciation of Russian citizenship. To obtain citizenship, you must submit an appropriate application and take the oath of a citizen of the Russian Federation.

The DPR and LPR within Russia will retain the status of republics and their former names, Russian will be the official language. Kherson and Zaporozhye regions will remain regions. In the Kremlin spokethat the DPR and LPR will enter within the borders of 2014, and the borders of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions will be determined after Russia "consults with the population."

State Duma accepted laws on the entry of new territories into Russia yesterday, October 3. Until January 1, 2026, a transitional period will apply for these territories.

Details - in the material "Kommersant" "Land Decree".

Laura Keffer

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