Putin said today....if you are Ukrainian....you are welcome to come to Russia...get citizenship, and an immediate work-permit. Social assistance? Part of the deal.
In the 1990s, there were around 12-million Russians in the Ukraine. By 2003? It was closer to 8.5-million. Today? No one has done a Census in the Ukraine in almost 20 years.....so the modern number is a best guess only.
I will say this....from the eastern part of the country (Ukraine).....it was mostly Russians. Would there still be 8.5 million today, since the war started? No....I would be guessing that a fair number have left for Europe or Russia.
Will Russia get any folks to sign up? There might be a million to easily sign up within a month (my humble opinion).
Some gimmick? Well....he has nothing to lose. I would add....on best estimates...more than 1-million Russians have left Russia since the war started. They might not be coming back.
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