US EditionPutin Says Authorities Must Galvanize Russian Identity in Ukraine
The decree aims to ensure 95% of the population in annexed Ukrainian regions identify as Russian by 2036 to reinforce language and civic unity, countering foreign influence.
- On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree directing Russian authorities to consolidate the Russian language and identity in parts of Ukraine incorporated since the 2022 invasion.
- Kremlin officials framed the strategy as defending Russian-speakers and strengthening identity while opposing NATO's eastward expansion and `efforts by unfriendly foreign states` to destabilise society.
- A monitoring target requires the decree's monitoring framework to ensure overall Russian civic identity reaches 95 percent by 2036, noting Ukrainian as sole state language since 1991 and Russian usage decline.
- Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions were incorporated within six months despite Moscow lacking full military control, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was ready to advance a U.S.-backed plan on Tuesday.
- The document is to come into force in January and links securing control over eastern regions with restoring the unity of historical Russian territories, framing the strategy as a response to alleged neo-Nazi influence and the February 2022 invasion.
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The Russian authorities must increase the number of Russian-speaking people who speak Russian-speaking Russian-speaking parts of Ukraine illegally annexed to Russia after Russia's invasion of 2022, according to a document signed by Russian President Vladimir...
Putin says authorities must 'strengthen' Russian identity in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russian authorities must increase the number of people who identify as Russian and speak Russian in the parts of Ukraine incorporated into the country since Moscow's 2022 invasion, according to a document signed by President Vladimir Putin.
This decree aims to "recreate the unity of the historical territories of Russia". And this passes through the Russian language also spoken by Ukrainians but in sharp decline since the beginning of the war.
Putin says authorities must galvanise Russian identity in Ukraine
(Reuters) -Russian authorities must consolidate the Russian language and identity in parts of Ukraine incorporated into the country since Moscow's 2022 invasion, according to a document signed by President Vladimir Putin and published on Tuesday. Read full story
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