Ukrainian recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

The original resolution was received by the Verkhovna Rada on 11 July 2022 and handed over to the leadership on the same day. It was sent to the committee for consideration on the 13 July and was provided for reference on 14 July. This resolution was eventually withdrawn from consideration in September 2023. Members of all political parties and factions voted for the decision, though every party also had deputies who did not vote on the resolution. No deputies voted against. On November 9, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine also registered a draft resolution on the recognition of state sovereignty and independence of Tatarstan. On 8 August 2023, the chair of the Committee for Foreign Policy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Merezhko of the Servant of the People party, declared to the press that Ukraine was considering to recognize Kosovo after the war is over. ==Reactions==

• — On 13 July, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, called the draft resolution "absolutely ridiculous and absurd" and recalled that "Ichkeria does not exist even on paper" and added "It was liquidated by the former Ichkerians themselves, who announced in 2007 the abolition of Ichkeria and the creation of the so-called Imarat Kavkaz". ==See also==