15:24, 10 февраля 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
At least 19,000 Kyrgyzstanis became citizens of Russia in 2021. The Ambassador of Russia to the Kyrgyz Republic Nikolai Udovichenko announced at a press conference.
According to him, 12,000 people acquired citizenship in 2020.
«Obtaining citizenship in order to get social support later, as it was often done before, is becoming less and less viable option. Additional restrictions will be introduced. The emphasis is on living in Russia and employment. There is no separate assistance for those wishing to obtain citizenship today,» Nikolai Udovichenko told.