INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for foreigners who join the Russian
requirement for foreigners to serve in the military for at least six months before applying for citizenship, as well as shortens the
ex-Soviet countries who live and work in Russia.The Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have all
urged their citizens not to join foreign armies after Russia invaded Ukraine.Last year saw widespread and regularreports of police in cities
across Russia rounding up migrant workers who recently received Russian citizenship but failed to complete their compulsory military
registration.Some of the migrants have been handed military summons on the spot, while others are forcibly taken to military enlistment
offices, according to the reports.
