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Russian borders remain open for Ukrainians

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Russian borders remain open for Ukrainians


14.01.2019

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Despite all unfriendly moves that Kiev makes, Russia is not going to complicate entering the country for the Ukrainian citizens, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Yevgeny Ivanov told in his interview to RIA Novosti. 

“The citizens of Russia and Ukraine conduct mutual visits without being obligated to obtain visas according to the intergovernmental agreement of 1997. We do not consider any measures that could complicate entries to Russia for Ukrainian citizens,” Ivanov said. 

Recently, Ukrainian authorities prevented the entry for Russian citizens. Even with the lifting of martial law on Russia’s border territories (December 26, 2018), more than 800 Russian citizens were prohibited to enter Ukraine.

Yevgeny Ivanov also recalled the draft law, which is currently under consideration in the national Federal Assembly, and which is supposed to make it easier for Russian native speakers to acquire the citizenship. In addition, the law, which provides simplifying the Russian citizenship granting process by the resettlement program, was approved in the end of December of 2018. This law empowers the leaders of the countries to determine the class of persons who have a right to apply for citizenship granting on a simplified basis. That measure was intended to help compatriots who live in the countries with a complicated socio-political and economic environment. 

According to the opinion of the representative of Russian Foreign Ministry, when these changes come into force, it will be easier for Ukrainian citizens to to acquire Russian citizenship. 

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