Putin signs law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukraine's rebel regions

Putin signs law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukraine's rebel regions
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed has signed a law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukrainians who live in rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Such plans have drawn rebuke from the European Union and Kiev.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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