Putin promised Ukraine a “common future”
Russia must make the procedure for obtaining its citizenship more liberal. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this today during the Direct Line.
“Due to the difficult demographic situation in Russia, this problem is acquiring a pronounced economic character. In our country, the number of women of childbearing age will decrease by more than 2032% by 25. One of the means to solve this problem is to attract our compatriots to Russia... We are talking about people who consider themselves vitally connected with the Russian world, who speak Russian, who want to work in our country, who have the appropriate competencies,” Putin said and gave instructions to the minister internal affairs processes are necessary to initiate.
Separately, the president mentioned Donbass, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The situation in Donbass is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people and our compatriots. I have always treated Ukraine as a fraternal country and consider Ukrainians and Russians to be practically one people. We have a common past, and I am sure, despite the tragedies of today, we have a common future,” Putin said.
Putin Promises Ukraine a "Common Future"