People living in breakaway parts of Ukraine will now find it easier to apply for Russian citizenship. A decree simplifying the procedure for those living in rebel-held areas was signed by President Vladimir Putin.
The document – signed Wednesday – establishes a simplified procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship for any person with a permanent residence in parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The areas, which broke away from Kiev and declared themselves independent after the 2014 Maidan armed coup, are predominantly populated by ethnic Russians.
The simplified procedure lifts some of standard restrictions such as the requirement for applicants to have lived in Russia under a residency permit for at least five years and to have passed a formal language exam. The decree also demands that Russian officials process such citizenship requests within three months.
Also on rt.com Ukraine’s president-in-waiting Zelensky vows to end conflict in Donbass with ‘POWERFUL INFOWAR’Rumors that the simplified procedure may soon apply to Ukrainians affected by the conflict have been floating around for months. Proponents of the measure argue that Russia should help alleviate the hardships which people in the two self-proclaimed republics faced since turning against Ukrainian authorities. The argument apparently was accepted by the Kremlin.
“This is Russia’s duty to people, who speak and think in Russian, who are now in a very difficult situation due to repressions conducted by the Kiev regime,” said presidential aide Vladislav Surkov commenting on the news.
Also on rt.com ‘Acts of intimidation’: UN highlights violation of religious freedom in UkraineAfter taking power through an armed coup in 2014, the new authorities in Kiev launched a military crackdown on the anti-government forces in the east. The conflict has been smoldering ever since.
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Russia simplifies getting citizenship for people in breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine
Russia simplifies getting citizenship for people in breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine
