Zelenskyy signs decree on Russian territories historically inhabited by Ukrainians

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that on 22 January, he signed a decree titled "On the Russian territories historically inhabited by Ukrainians."

Source: Zelenskyy, in an address to Ukrainians

Quote: "Today, we must take steps to not only strengthen the unity of Ukraine and our people, but also to protect our rights and freedoms, the truth about Ukrainians, and the truth about us and our history. To further this goal, today I have signed the decree 'On the Russian territories historically inhabited by Ukrainians.'"

Details: He stated that this signifies "the return of truth about the historical past for the sake of the Ukrainian future." 

Zelenskyy didn’t specify what the decree refers to. As of now, this document is not yet available on the president's website.

Updated: President’s Office reports Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed the government to develop a plan for preserving the national identity of Ukrainians in Russia who live in the "historically inhabited lands" in what are now the Krasnodar Krai, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov oblasts of the Russian Federation.

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