An Appeal regarding Ukraine’s interaction with the national movements of the colonial nations of the Russian Federation

On 15 July 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered the Draft Law on the Basic Principles of the State Policy of Ukraine Regarding Interaction with the National Movements of the Colonial Nations of the Russian Federation No. 11402. This draft law was signed by 81 national deputies of Ukraine from all factions of the Ukrainian parliament.

This joint work of members of parliament, government officials, scientists, lawyers, diplomats, and public figures became the embodiment of Ukraine’s political course for victory and lasting peace, as well as resolutions of the European Parliament 2024/2579 of 29/02/2024, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2540 (2024) of 17/04/2024 and 2558 (2024) of 26/06/2024, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly of 03/07/2024, which state that the decolonization and de-imperialisof the Russian Federation is a necessary condition for lasting peace.

The recent PACE Resolution 2588 (2025) of 30.01.2025 calls on the member states of the Council of Europe to seek the implementation in the Russian Federation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted by Resolution 1514 (XV) of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 14.12.1960. Thus, promoting the national self-determination of the colonial nations of the Russian Federation complies with the fundamental norms of international law and the interests of sustainable peace.

We, representatives of public organizations and representative bodies of indigenous nations of Ukraine, support the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Temporary Special Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to adopt draft law No. 11402 as soon as possible and call on the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation to consider this draft law at its meeting as soon as possible and recommend adopting it as a basis in the first reading with further revisions for the second reading under the provisions of Part 1 of Article 116 of the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with the participation of relevant central executive bodies, specialized scientific and public organizations.

Signatures:

Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
National Interests Protection Network ANTS
International Centre for Ukrainian Victory
Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union
NGO “Kharkiv Human Rights Group”
Centre for Civil Liberties
Centre “Strategy XXI”
Centre for Defence Strategies
Razumkov Centre
NGO “Decolonization”
NGO “Institute for Transformation of Northern Eurasia” NGO
“Freedom Friends”
NGO “Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Non-governmental Analytical Centre “Ukrainian Studies of Strategic Research” (NAC “USSD”)
Movement “Space of Freedom”
NGO “Crimean Centre for Business and Cultural Cooperation “Ukrainian House”
NGO Network of New Geopolitical Studies
NGO “Pan-European Union of Ukraine”
Anti-Imperial Block of Nations (ABN)
NGO “Policy Analysis Bureau”
MBU “Centre for National Renaissance”
NGO Centre for Security Environment Research “Prometheus”
NGO Council of Public Associations of Ethnic Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine
Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities (VAAD) of Ukraine
Congress of National Communities of Ukraine
NGO “Platform of Interethnic Dialogue of Transcarpathia”
Public Union “Alliance of National-Cultural Romanian Associations in Ukraine”
Centre for the Development of National Cultures “United Family” of Kirovohrad Region
NGO “Councils of Turks of Meskhetian of Ukraine”
Council of National Societies of Vinnytsia
Region Vinnytsia Regional Georgian Community “Argo”
Union of Karaites of Ukraine
NGO “Ranganatha”
Alliance “Unity of Ukrainians of Historical Lands”
Movement “Eastern Slobozhanshchyna”
Movement “Green Klin – My Homeland”
Movement “Malinovy ​​Klin – Independent Kuban”
NGO “Institute of World Politics”
NGO “Centre for Strategic Studies”
NGO “VGO VVP “Soldiers’ Committees”
Analytical Centre “Ukrainian Strategic Initiative” at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
NGO “Centre for Russian Studies”