Putin says Moscow 'thinking' of simplifying nationality process for all of Ukraine

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AFP Beijing
Last Updated : Apr 27 2019 | 3:20 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday Moscow was "thinking" of making it easier for all Ukrainians to obtain Russian citizenship after the Kremlin moved to grant passports in the country's separatist east, causing uproar in Kiev.

"We are actually thinking about providing citizenship in a simplified order to all citizens of Ukraine, not only residents of the Lugansk and Donetsk republics," Putin told the press during his visit to Beijing, referring to the unrecognised separatist republics governed by Moscow-backed rebels.

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First Published: Apr 27 2019 | 3:20 PM IST

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