1. The subject of the dispute is the appeal against the Decree of the President of Ukraine regarding the loss of Ukrainian citizenship by the plaintiff due to the acquisition of citizenship of another state.
2. The court, in refusing to satisfy the claim, proceeded from the fact that the plaintiff acquired Ukrainian citizenship and subsequently voluntarily acquired citizenship of the State of Israel, which is the basis for the loss of Ukrainian citizenship in accordance with current legislation. The court noted that since 1997, the plaintiff should have been aware of the consequences of voluntarily acquiring citizenship of another state. The court also indicated that the principle of non-retroactivity of the law in time was not violated, since the legal relations continued until the date of entry into force of the disputed Decree. The court rejected the plaintiff’s arguments about the deterioration of his legal status, since the choice of citizenship remained at his discretion. The court also recognized as proper evidence the documents confirming the fact of the plaintiff’s voluntary acquisition of citizenship of the State of Israel. The court refers to its previous practice regarding the distinction between the concepts of “loss of citizenship” and “deprivation of citizenship.”
3. The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of the court of first instance.
