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Russia offers fast-track citizenship to residents of breakaway Moldovan region

Eric Kliszcz
 16.05.2026, 12:24
Moscow has long used citizenship as a tactic to ‘legitimize’ its control over Russian-occupied regions. Photo: NurPhoto/Contributor via Getty Images
Moscow has long used citizenship as a tactic to ‘legitimize’ its control over Russian-occupied regions. Photo: NurPhoto/Contributor via Getty Images

Applicants do not need to prove Russian language proficiency or take a citizenship test.