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| Putin signs decree making it easier for eastern Ukraine residents to obtain Russian passports | |
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| President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that will make it easier for residents in eastern Ukraine to get a Russian passport. He said the move is aimed at protecting the human rights of those living in the breakaway republics. | |
| 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 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Vladimir Putin said that Moscow “doesn’t wish to create problems” for Ukraine, but will not tolerate instances when the residents of the breakaway regions “live deprived of all civil rights.” | |
| “From a human rights perspective, that [situation] crosses all boundaries,” he stressed. | “From a human rights perspective, that [situation] crosses all boundaries,” he stressed. |
| After 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. | After 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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