Vladimir Putin called the strange negative reaction of Kiev to facilitate the issuance of Russian passports to residents of Donbass.

according to his statement, most countries have such a scheme. The example of the Russian President cited Poland, which for several years provides a map of the pole, as well as Hungary and Romania, issuing a passport.

Putin added that citizens in the DNI and LC are in a much more difficult position than the poles, the Romanians or the Hungarians in Ukraine, because deprived of basic human rights.

on Wednesday, the leader signed a decree simplifying the procedure of provision of Russian citizenship to residents of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics.

the document States that the resolution approved for the protection of the rights and freedoms of man Accordance with the norms of international law.

currently in Russia there are more than a million immigrants from the South-East of Ukraine.



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