Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said a decree by Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to residents of the unrecognised region of Transnistria could be used to mobilise people from the Moldovan region for the war against Ukraine.

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.