Moldovan Leaders Decry Russian Move on Citizenship for Separatist ...
The decree lets adults, minors and people in institutional care apply through Russian missions without entering Russia, Moldovan leaders said it could aid the war effort.
- On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree enabling Transnistria's 350,000 residents to obtain Russian citizenship without standard residence requirements, with applications submitted through diplomatic missions.
- Located in eastern Moldova, the separatist enclave of Transnistria has hosted a 1,500-troop Russian military contingent since the 1990s, which Moldova views as a tool for Moscow's regional influence.
- Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu warned that Russian passports are becoming those of an "aggressor country," while Moldovan President Maia Sandu suggested the move aims to recruit soldiers for Ukraine.
- With tensions rising, officials are considering "practical actions" to counter the decree, and Sandu is coordinating with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on a joint security assessment.
- Although Moldova aims to finalize an European Union membership treaty by 2028, Russia's Ambassador Oleg Ozerov dismissed criticism as "hypocrisy," claiming humanitarian grounds for the decree.
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Moldovan President Maia Sandu says Putin’s Transnistria citizenship decree may be tied to Ukraine war recruitment
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to make it easier for residents of the breakaway Transnistria region to obtain Russian citizenship may be linked to efforts to recruit more people for the war in Ukraine. Sandu made the remarks at a security conference in Tallinn. “They probably need more people to send to the war in Ukraine,” Sandu said, commenting on Putin’s newly signed decree. She added …
Putin’s new Transnistria citizenship decree is about finding more soldiers for war against Ukraine — Moldova’s president
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RADIO ROMANIA UPDATE (19 May) – Director: Ciprian Sasu – The authorities of Chisinau warn the citizens of Transnistria that Russia could try to recruit them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The warning was launched after Moscow simplified the procedure for granting Russian citizenship to the inhabitants of the separatist region. This [...]
Former Deputy Head of the SBU, SBU Reserve Major General Viktor Yagon in an interview with Radio NV described the probable reason why Russia decided to simplify the obtaining of their citizenship by residents of the Moldovan region of Transnistria.
The authorities of Chisinau urge the people of the region to be vigilant to such offers from Russia
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