Russia offers quick citizenship in Ukraine’s separatist area

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to expedite applications for Russian citizenship by Ukrainians living in separatist-held areas.
The decree published on the Kremlin’s website Wednesday says that people living in the parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions under separatist control will have their applications considered in under three months.
The move is likely to further exacerbate relations between Ukraine and Russia, which annexed Ukra