Russians in Kherson region force price tags in rubles and hryvnia/24 channel collage
The Russian occupation authorities in the Kherson region are trying to illegally introduce the ruble into circulation, which is a sign of annexation. Kremlin appointees in the temporarily occupied Kherson region require sellers to put price tags in rubles and hryvnias.
Occupiers threaten to shut down those who do not obey the decree
Russian propaganda media inform that the self-proclaimed occupying authorities in the Kherson region put the corresponding demand on the sellers.
The local Gauleiter Volodymyr Saldo said that entrepreneurs in the Kherson region should put up price tags in hryvnias and rubles. It is reported that this is a prerequisite for continuing business.
Russia introduces a dual-currency zone in the Kherson region
At the end of April, the Russian military seized the Kherson city council and the building of the regional state administration. Then they introduced the so-called “heads” of the Kherson regional and city administrations Volodymyr Saldo and Oleksandr Kobts.
Then the occupying authorities announced that the Kherson region from May 1 should “move into the ruble zone.” The Gauleiters even said that the so-called “transitional period will take up to 4 months”.
In response, the Ukrainian Ombudswoman Lyudmila Denisova stressed that the transition to rubles is an act of annexation by Russia.
Russian propagandists reported that from May 23, the occupation authorities introduced a dual-currency zone in the Kherson region. Such a move by Russia violated monetary sovereignty and the provision of the Hague Convention of 1907.
Experts say the decision will bring no economic benefit to Moscow. The introduction of the ruble in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region is an exclusively political decision to prepare for the so-called “referendum”.
It is important to note that President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine would withdraw from peace negotiations with Russia if the so-called “referendum”.
In addition to the ruble, Russia imposes its passports on the Kherson region
- As during the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of Donbass, the Russian political leadership decided to distribute passports to temporarily occupied territories of Zaporozhye and Kherson.
- On May 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the simplified issuance of Russian passports in Kherson and Zaporozhye.
- of the occupied territories is a gross violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
- The United States and the European Union also condemned Vladimir Putin's decision to simplify the extradition of Russian passports in Kherson and Zaporozhye.
