The Russian Federation Council at a plenary meeting on March 11 adopted a draft law recognizing citizens of Ukraine and Belarus who are fluent in Russian its native speakers, releasing them from the need to be interviewed before obtaining citizenship.
Ukrainian vs. Russian Language
UNIAN: Russia recognizes Ukrainians, Belarusians as Russian native speakers
Passports of the Russian Federation lie on a table as Crimean residents receive them in Simferopol, on April 15, 2014.
