On April 24, Russian
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, which eases Russian citizenship rules
for residents of certain regions of southeastern Ukraine.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, June
14. /TASS/. The first group of residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and
Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR) have received Russian passports issued
under a fast-track procedure in accordance with the Russian president’s decree.
A passport ceremony took place in Russia’s Rostov region, where over 60 Donbass
residents had arrived on Friday morning.
In late April, two
offices of the Russian Interior Ministry’s Migration Service were established
in the Rostov region: one in the Neklinovsky district and the other in the city
of Novoshakhtinsk. The offices provide passport services to DPR and LPR
residents respectively.
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 fast-track
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
14-06-2019
