President Putin offers fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians-VOA News

7/11/22, “Putin Signs Decree Offering Russian Citizenship to All Ukrainians," VOAnews.com

[Map of Donbas region]

“All Ukrainians can now apply for fast-track Russian citizenship, according to a decree signed Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Previously, this option had been open only to residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as residents of the southern Zaporizhzhia and the Kherson regions, which are largely under Russian control.

It was unclear how many would apply for Russian citizenship, but between 2019 — when the offer was made available to residents of Donetsk and Luhansk — and 2022, [more than 720,000 people] — about 18% of the population — have received Russian passports.about 18% of the population in rebel-held areas of Ukraine received Russian passports.

In May [2022], the program was expanded to residents of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

 

[Ukraine Election map: In “the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, most people in Donbas region voted for Viktor Yanukovych.” In 2014 without consulting Donbas voters, the US violently removed the man most of them voted for and installed a US selected puppet, Yatsenyuk (“Yats is the guy”) as new Ukraine Prime Minister. As always, US regime change caused much worse misery. By 2015 Ukraine protesters “are gripped with a profound sense of shock” that their “revolution” calling for overhaul of elite corruption has yielded the reverse, worse elite corruption in which oligarchs still control 80-85% of Ukraine GDP....4/302015…”Ukraine: Insider Oligarchs Derail Maidan Revolution”…US/Ukraine Prime Minister “Yats,” Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk, immediately called in Ukraine oligarchs and give them more control of government. Thousands in Ukraine braved the cold for months, cheered McCain when he told them, “America stands with you!” Assuming you wanted to solidify the stranglehold of oligarchs.

Image: 12/15/2013, Kiev, Ukraine, Maidan Square, John McCain shares stage at anti-government protest with Klitschko and others, telling the cheering crowd, “America stands with you!” at :35 on CNN video]

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Ukrainian officials have yet to comment on Putin’s decree.”

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“Some information in this report comes from Reuters and The Associated Press.”

 

 

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