“I’m not going to be cunning, I knew a little bit in advance ... that there would be a similar decree ... There is a festive mood in the republic. This is the long-awaited decision that we have suffered, to which all residents of the republic walked for five years ... All our citizens have the opportunity to get a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation ... Therefore, honestly, exultation, joy, ”the head of the region noted.
According to Pasechnik, the people of the republic are "very, very satisfied."
“A new breath of energy, a new breath of desire to build, create, dare, restore the republic and be useful to someone,” he concluded.
On April 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which residents of certain regions of Donbass can apply for Russian citizenship under a simplified scheme.