The bill was tabled by a member of Russia’s largest political party, United Russia, Yevgeny Fyodorov.
Draft bill submitted to the Russian State Duma calls for the repeal of its decree State Council of the USSR “For the recognition of the independence of the Republic of Lithuania”!
The bill was tabled by a member of Russia’s largest political party, United Russia, Gevgeny Fiodorov.
In his explanatory memorandum, Fyodorov stated that the decree recognizing Lithuania’s independence was illegal, “As approved by an unconstitutional body and in violation […] of the Constitution of the USSR “.
The decree of the State Council of the USSR no. GS-1 “On the Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of Lithuania” adopted in 1991 at the meeting of the USSR State Council chaired by the President of the USSR Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, where it announced the recognition of the Republic of Lithuania as an independent state.
Lithuania declared its independence in March 1990. By the time the USSR recognized Lithuania’s independence, it had already been recognized. from more than 50 countries.
Fyodorov not only disputes this decree, but also emphasizes that the Republic of Lithuania “did not hold a referendum on secession from the USSR and did not set a transitional period for the consideration of all issues at stake.”
Fyodorov had already challenged Lithuania’s independence in 2015.
