Putin signs decree granting citizenship to foreigners serving in Russian armed forces
The same right, as follows from the decree, will be given to foreign citizens who have resigned from the Russian armed forces during the special military operation, their spouses, and their children.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia signed into law on Thursday a decree granting Russian citizenship to foreigners who have concluded a contract to serve in the Russian armed forces and their family members.
Russia’s legal information portal reads: “Foreign citizens who have concluded a contract for military service in the Russian armed forces or military formations during the special military operation or who are serving in the Russian armed forces or military formations during the special military operation have the right to apply for Russian citizenship.’’
The same right, as follows from the decree, will be given to foreign citizens who have resigned from the Russian armed forces during the special military operation, their spouses, and their children.