Ukrainians need to start a public discussion about the possibility of being citizens of several countries, but military commanders will not be able to have dual citizenship, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said.

"Now we should start a public discussion in Ukraine about the possibility of being a citizen of several countries. We need to honestly say this. However, we cannot even talk about dual citizenship with Russia during the de facto war with it," the minister was quoted as saying by the European Pravda during his speech in Lviv on October 25.

According to him, dual citizenship cannot be obtained by military commanders. "Those who have Russian passports have to hand them over. As for the rest, it's the issue for discussion. Dual citizenship can only be under clear conditions. It cannot be obtained by military commanders. It does not allow holding certain positions," said the minister.

He recalled that dual citizenship is practiced in some European countries. "And Ukrainian people, who have such an option, violate the law, although this does not mean that they are criminals," noted Klimkin.