Ukrainian recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

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Recognition of the Chechen as Temporarily Occupied
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  • Resolution on the recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as Temporarily Occupied by the Russian Federation
Considered by Verkhovna Rada
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Passed18 October 2022
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The resolution on recognition of the state sovereignty of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria was a bill proposed by Oleksiy Honcharenko and Musa Mahomedov [1] in which the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, would have voted on the recognition of Chechnya's independence, in response to Russia's recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic. [2]

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The bill was eventually withdrawn, but a second resolution was approved which recognized Chechen as "temporarily occupied" by Russia. [3]

Timeline

The original resolution was received by the Verkhovna Rada on 11 July 2022 and handed over to the leadership on the same day. It was sent to the committee for consideration on the 13 July and was provided for reference on 14 July. This resolution was eventually withdrawn from consideration in September 2023. [1]

On 18 October 2022 a second resolution was put forward in the Rada, which recognized Chechnya as temporarily occupied by Russian Federation. [3] The resolution also condemned what it called Russia's genocide of the Chechen people. [4] This resolution was approved the same day. [5] [6] Members of all political parties and factions voted for the decision, though every party also had deputies who did not vote on the resolution. No deputies voted against. [5]

In early November, Zelenskyy responded to the Verkhovna Rada's vote and a petition with 25,000 signatures by ordering the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to research if, how, and in which form Ukraine could recognize the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He emphasized that it was the Ukrainian President's prerogative to extend full diplomatic recognition to other states. [7] [8]

On November 9, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine also registered a draft resolution on the recognition of state sovereignty and independence of Tatarstan. [9]

On 8 August 2023, the chair of the Committee for Foreign Policy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Merezhko of the Servant of the People party, declared to the press that Ukraine was considering to recognize Kosovo after the war is over. [10] [11]

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