Over 60,000 residents of the self-declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian…
Over 60,000 residents of the self-declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) have submitted applications for Russian citizenship under an expedited procedure introduced in May after a presidential decree by Vladimir Putin. Approximately 220,000 of PMR's nearly 500,000 residents already hold Russian citizenship.
Consensus
- More than 60,000 residents of Transnistria have submitted applications for Russian citizenship in an expedited procedure.
- The expedited procedure was introduced in May following a presidential decree by Vladimir Putin.
- The population of Transnistria is approximately 500,000 people.
- About 220,000 residents of Transnistria already hold Russian citizenship.
- The information was reported by the president of the self-declared Pridnestrovian-Moldavian Republic, Vadim Krasnoselsky, to Izvestia.
Points of divergence
- Russian authorities increased the fee for citizenship applications and exit from citizenship, raising it to $600 from $65 effective August 1. — meduza
- On June 5, the Russian ambassador to Moldova, Oleg Ozerov, stated that Russia has not ruled out the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Transnistria, but such a decision could be made after negotiations in the '5+2' format. — vm
- Russia's Foreign Ministry official Alexey Polyshchuk stated that discussions on withdrawing Russian troops from Transnistria require progress in conflict resolution, and commented on remarks by EU diplomat Kaja Kallas about linking the issue to Ukraine talks. — vm
- The head of the PMR's Foreign Ministry, Vitaly Ignatiev, stated that the simplification of the citizenship process was timely due to increased sanctions and economic pressure from Moldova. — vm
Coverage (6 sources)
- 60,000 residents of Transnistria submitted applications for a Russian passport — DW Главное
- More than 60,000 residents of Pridnestrovie submitted an application for Russian citizenship. Since May, they have been considered in a simplified manner — Meduza
- Residents of Pridnestrovie submitted more than 60,000 applications for Russian citizenship since May — Коммерсантъ
- More than 60 thousand residents of Pridnestrovie submitted applications for obtaining Russian citizenship in simplified order. This was reported by "..." — ТАСС (Telegram)
- More than 60 thousand residents of Pridnestrovie submitted applications for Russian citizenship — Вечерняя Москва
- More than 60,000 residents of Pridnestrovie submitted applications for Russian citizenship — Вести
Key entities
- Transnistria
- Russia
- Izvestiya
- Vadim Krasnoselsky
- Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (PMR)
- Vladimir Putin
- PMR
- Moscow
- TASS
- Kishinev
- Application
- Dniester
- Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
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