“According to current legislation, Ukraine does not recognize any other citizenship of its citizens. In fact, many Ukrainians who are currently abroad have already received or are planning to receive citizenship of their host countries in the future”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We must recognize this reality, Ukrainians are already a global nation, and we must not try to limit their rights, but to direct them in the interests of Ukraine,” said the head of state from the rostrum of the parliament.
Zelenskyi also stated the need to “restart the diplomatic service” and announced personnel appointments among Ukrainian ambassadors.
“Now we are working on it together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. By the end of the year, replacements will be made in the corps of ambassadors of Ukraine, with special attention being paid to the G7 states. We will fill all vacancies of Ukrainian ambassadors,” the president promised.
According to current legislation, Ukraine does not recognize any other citizenship of its citizens. In fact, many Ukrainians who are currently abroad have already received or are planning to receive citizenship of their host countries in the future.
On December 2, 2023, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi registered a draft law on multiple citizenship in the Verkhovna Rada.
In September 2023, at a meeting with the Ukrainian community in New York, President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed introducing dual citizenship for Ukrainians living abroad.