The Russian Ambassador presented the first Russian passports to the residents of Transnistria

Brief retelling from RIA II

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Moldova Oleg Ozerov presented the first Russian passports to the residents of Transnistria.

On May 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on special rules for admitting residents of Transnistria to Russian citizenship, allowing them to apply for Russian citizenship in a simplified manner.

More than 60 thousand people in Transnistria have applied for Russian citizenship or signed up to receive it.

TIRASPOL, September 8 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov presented the first Russian passports to the residents of Transnistria in Tiraspol according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on citizenship, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

On May 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on special rules for admitting residents of Transnistria to Russian citizenship. In accordance with it, residents of the PMR will be able to apply for Russian citizenship in a simplified manner.

“We handed over the first batch of Russian passports in accordance with the presidential decree of May 15 this year. Despite all the obstacles that were put forward to prevent this event from happening, it happened - this joyful event happened. And I must say that, despite everything, we managed to meet the deadlines required by law - three months,” Ozerov told reporters.

The Russian Ambassador added that the mechanism has been launched and is working. According to him, more than a hundred more consents have been received to issue Russian citizenship to residents of Transnistria.

“Life shows that, despite all the shouting and shouting, people want to obtain Russian citizenship. More than 60 thousand people in Transnistria have already applied for Russian citizenship or signed up for a queue to receive it,” Ozerov noted.