Eligible applicants can skip Russian residency requirements, history and civic tests, and can forego proving proficiency in the Russian language.

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree easing the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of the unrecognised Transnistria.

Eligible applicants can skip Russian residency requirements, history and civic tests, and can forego proving proficiency in the Russian language.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree introducing a simplified procedure for residents of Moldova’s unrecognized, Russian-occupied Transnistria region to obtain Russian passports.