On June 18, 2025, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada approved in second reading bill No. 11469, a comprehensive overhaul of citizenship rules that formally introduces multiple citizenship for Ukrainians under defined conditions. The measure drew 243 votes in favor across several parliamentary factions, reflecting a coalition of support despite some opposition and abstentions. Framed as both a national security and nation-building reform, the law is intended to preserve the unity of the global Ukrainian community and blunt the demographic crisis aggravated by Russia’s war. Укрінформ The statute allows Ukrainians to hold another citizenship in a range of life situations—being born abroad to Ukrainian parents, international adoption, or marriage to a foreign citizen—and creates reciprocity-based pathways tied to countries whose nationals may acquire Ukrainian citizenship under simplified procedures; the provisions expressly exclude the Russian Federation. Укрінформ In parallel, the law simplifies naturalization for foreigners serving under contract in Ukraine’s security and defense forces and extends eligibility to their spouses and children, while requiring a year of continuous residence in Ukraine during martial law for contract soldiers. It also opens a route for ethnic Ukrainians who are citizens of other states to opt into Ukrainian citizenship and preserves the long-standing avenue for conferral “for distinguished services to Ukraine.” Укрінформ Most applicants will need to pass examinations on the Constitution, Ukrainian history, and the Ukrainian language; service members may defer these exams. Acquisition under the simplified track is formalized through a declaration recognizing oneself as a citizen of Ukraine, with the Cabinet of Ministers empowered to publish the list of partner countries whose citizens qualify for the streamlined path and with updated grounds for loss of citizenship set in law. Укрінформ Taken together, the reform modernizes Ukraine’s citizenship regime, strengthens ties with the diaspora, and standardizes integration requirements—language, civic knowledge, and loyalty—while carving out wartime accommodations for those defending the country and clarifying that Russia, as the aggressor state, is not covered by the new multiple-citizenship framework