FSB proposes eliminating border zones with annexed Ukrainian…
The FSB will eliminate the border with the 'new territories'. According to draft FSB orders, border zones in the Rostov and Voronezh regions will no longer exist, as will the border zone between Crimea and the Kherson region.
Consensus
- The FSB has proposed eliminating border zones in Rostov and Voronezh Oblasts.
- The FSB has proposed eliminating the border zone between Crimea and Kherson Oblast.
- The FSB has proposed recognizing as invalid previous internal orders on border zones.
- The proposed changes are linked to the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson regions by Russia.
- In Crimea, the border zone will remain limited to islands in the Black Sea belonging to Russia.
- The regional FSB office in Crimea will determine entry points and times and install warning signs.
- The changes are justified by the need to align FSB regulations with Russian legislation.
Points of divergence
- Russia does not fully control these territories, and only Luhansk Oblast is nearly fully occupied. — meduza
- The annexation of the four regions occurred in autumn 2022, and the process is referred to as 'acceptance into the Russian Federation'. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The changes are due to the need to align FSB legal acts with legislation, and the new border zone will be established along the state border of the annexed regions. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (5 sources)
- FSB will eliminate the border between Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories — ASTRA
- FSB proposed abolishing state borders with occupied Ukrainian territories — The Moscow Times
- FSB will eliminate the border between Russia and annexed Ukrainian territories — Meduza
- FSB proposes to eliminate border zones with 'new territories' — Дождь (Telegram)
- FSB will eliminate the border with 'new territories' — Агентство. Новости