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The Lakatosh Case as a Reflection of the Problem of
Statelessness in Russia and Ukraine...................................................................... 4
The Case of “Lakatosh and Others v. Russia” (ECtHR, 2010).................................... 4
Statelessness in Russia and Ukraine:
Recurrent Problems and New Risks and Challenges................................ 9
The Military Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine and Its Impact
on the Situation of Stateless Persons and Migrants ............................... 13
The Problems of Documenting Residents of Territories of Donetsk and Luhansk
Oblasts not Currently Controlled by Ukraine ............................................................. 13
Registration of Children Born in Non-Government
Controlled Areas ............................................................................................................. 16
Expulsion of Ukrainian Citizens from Russia into the Combat Zone........................ 17
Issuance of Russian Passports to Residents of the Breakaway DPR and LPR
under a Simplified Procedure......................................................................................... 20
Attempts to Resolve the Problem of Statelessness in Russia and
Ukraine....................................................................................................................................... 24
Attempts to Adopt Statelessness Determination Procedure ................... 24
Litigation and Advocacy in Cases of Unenforceable Expulsion and
the Migration-Related Detention of Stateless Persons.............................. 34
The Need for Positive Measures in Respect of the Roma Population..... 47
Conclusion........................................................................................................................... 50