Germany will not recognize Russian passports issued to Donbas residents – ambassador

The German Federal Foreign Office has ordered all German consulates not to recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainians in occupied Donbas.

Censor.NET reports citing Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk post on Twitter.

"The leadership of the German Foreign Ministry personally informed me of an instruction to all German consulates not to recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainians in occupied Donbass", he said.

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