People queue at the office of the migration service to submit their applications for obtaining Russian passports, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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People queue at the office of the migration service to submit their applications for obtaining Russian passports, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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A woman holds her passports as she waits in a queue at the office of the migration service to submit her application for obtaining Russian passport, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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A man prepares to submit his application for obtaining Russian passport at the office of the migration service, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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Documents are pictured at the office of the migration service, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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A woman holds her passport of Luhansk People's Republic as she waits in a queue at the office of the migration service to submit her application for obtaining Russian passport, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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People queue at the office of the migration service to submit their applications for obtaining Russian passports, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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A woman prepares to submit her application for obtaining Russian passport at the office of the migration service, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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People wait in a queue at the office of the migration service to submit their applications for obtaining Russian passports, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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People queue at the office of the migration service to submit their applications for obtaining Russian passports, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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A woman holds her passport as she waits in a queue at the office of the migration service to submit her application for obtaining Russian passport, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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A woman prepares to submit her application for obtaining Russian passport at the office of the migration service, in Luhansk, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Eastern Ukraine. On April 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree allowing the residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to apply for the simplified procedure of receiving Russian citizenship.

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