Putin introduces simplified procedure of acquiring Russian citizenship for "DPR," "LPR" residents
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out which groups of people are for humanitarian reasons entitled to apply for Russian citizenship in a simplified manner.
According to the decree, people who permanently reside in certain districts of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions – the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") and "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") – have such a right.
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