Rada committee supports termination of agreement with Russia on crossing border by residents of Ukraine, Russia

10:07, 19.05.2016 1 min read

The Verkhovna Rada committee on foreign affairs has endorsed the bill on terminating the agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the procedure of crossing the Ukrainian-Russian state border by the residents of border regions of Ukraine and Russia.

The committee recommended the parliament support relevant draft law No. 0096.

One of the co-authors of the bill is Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy and a group of deputies from the People's Front faction.

This agreement provides for the procedure of crossing the Ukrainian-Russian border through local checkpoints by the residents of border regions.

The agreement was signed between the governments of Ukraine and Russia in Donetsk on November 18, 2011 and ratified by the Ukrainian parliament in February 2012.

A representative of the Foreign Affairs Ministry at a committee meeting noted at present this agreement is not fulfilled in full, while its termination could lead to difficulties Ukrainian citizens living near the border with Russia could face.