“The decision of the president is humanitarian. It is designed to protect the rights of citizens living in these territories. Military operations continue there, people die. In this situation, this is the right decision, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, Volodin stressed that the relevant decree was adopted in strict accordance with the norms of international law.
On April 24, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the simplified acquisition of citizenship by residents of Donbass.
In turn, the current Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, commenting on this situation, accused the Russian side "of preparing for the annexation" of the region.