(via Marko Mikhkelson)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
BLOG: Russia's passport offensive (halldor2.blogspot.com)
An AP feature describes how,"claiming humanitarian grounds for ex-USSR citizens, Russia is building vast communities of citizens outside its borders". The article discusses the situation in Georgia, Moldova, Trans-Dniester, Estonia and Ukraine. According to the Federal Migration Service, since the year 2000 Russia has given passports to nearly 2.9 million former Soviet citizens.
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