The state Duma adopted the law on simplification of obtaining Russian citizenship The state Duma adopted in the third final reading the law, allowing the President to select categories of foreign citizens entitled to Russian citizenship in a simplified manner. This is stated in the message on the website of the state Duma. The law shall enter into force after 90 days from the date of publication. First and foremost, the bill is aimed at citizens of Ukraine. They will be able to apply for citizenship not by place of registration, as required by current legislation, and the place of stay. Speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin explained that in Ukraine, “our former compatriots have become hostages of the political adventurism of the authorities in Kiev and the civil war”. The speaker added that the initiative is aimed at implementation of President’s address to the Federal Assembly, where Vladimir
