Moldovan President Maia Sandu has issued a sharp public condemnation of a sweeping decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that Moscow is attempting to use fast-tracked passportization to drag residents of Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region directly into the war in Ukraine. The comments were delivered on Saturday during an official state visit to Tallinn, Estonia, where Sandu met with her Estonian counterpart, Alar Karis, to shore up European integration frameworks, Politico reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Dismantling naturalization hurdle nets The geopolitical row centers on a presidential decree published on Russia’s state legal portal. The document radically alters federal naturalization frameworks specifically for foreign nationals and stateless persons aged 18 or older permanently residing within the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR). Under the Kremlin’s updated terms, applicants from the unrecognized separatist enclave are completely exempted from major baseline statutory requirements under standard Russian citizenship legislation. Applicants no longer need to satisfy the mandatory five-year permanent residency period inside the Russian Federation. The decree waives all prerequisite testing for Russian language proficiency, general history, and state legislation. Transnistria residents can submit applications directly via existing Russian diplomatic missions and consular outposts inside the breakaway strip without ever entering Russian territory.