Russia Eases Path to Citizenship for Moldova’s Transnistria
The House of Soviets in Tiraspol, Transnistria region.
Photographer: Artem Kulekin/SPTNK/AP Photo
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree aimed at simplifying the process for residents of Moldova’s pro-Moscow region of Transnistria to obtain Russian citizenship.
Foreign nationals and stateless people ages 18 or older who were permanently residing in Transnistria on the date the decree took effect are eligible to apply for citizenship under the new procedure, according to the document, signed late Friday. Eligible applicants can skip Russian residency requirements as well as history and civic tests.