On April 24, Putin
signed a decree, which eases Russian citizenship rules for residents of certain
regions of southeastern Ukraine.
MOSCOW, April 30.
/TASS/. By obtaining Russian passports, Donbass residents are getting documents
that are recognized not only in Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
In response to a
question why Moscow eased citizenship for residents of certain areas of the
Donetsk and Lugansk regions while the Russian president had signed a decree in
2017 recognizing documents issued in the self-proclaimed Donbass republics,
Peskov pointed out that Donbass residents "do not only travel to
Russia." "Indeed, they could use those documents in Russia but as for
other destinations, it was impossible," the Russian presidential spokesman
pointed out.
On April 24, Russian
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, which eases Russian citizenship rules
for residents of certain regions of southeastern Ukraine. "Individuals
permanently residing in certain areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Lugansk regions
have the right to apply for Russian citizenship under a simplified
procedure," the decree reads. According to the document, the decision has
been made "in order to protect human rights and freedoms" based on
generally accepted international laws.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-04-2019
