Campaign to issue Russian passports in occupied areas “failure” as world perceives holders as threat. Russian passport is a one-way ticket, to where “freedom is slavery, and ignorance is power.” – Podolyak
Mass naturalization of Ukrainians living in the Russian-occupied areas is a failure for Russia because the world perceives holders of such IDs as a valid security threat. That’s according to Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office "Why are Russia's efforts to issue passports in the occupied Ukrainian territories completely unsuccessful? The reason is simple: the Russian passport is perceived in the world as the most toxic one. This is the label by which any civilized country determines a potential bearer of the ‘Russian world’ values, hence a reputational and security threat," Podolyak wrote on Telegram.…