.President Vladimir Putin on Thursday approved Russian citizenship to 22 foreigners featuring a Serbian national who said he dealt with prosecutor in his native country for combating on Russia's edge in Ukraine.Aleksandar Jokic recorded a video clip allure to Putin this spring season to talk to the Russian head of state to help him avoid serving 25 years in Serbian prison on mercenarism costs through offering him a Russian travel permit.Jokic's case prompted Russian legislators to occupy laws disallowing the extradition of foreigners subject to criminal prosecution in their nations for participating in what the Kremlin calls its own "exclusive armed forces operation" in Ukraine.Putin in January streamlined the citizenship process for foreigners that sign up with the Russian soldiers.However Jokic pointed out in his online video allure that he had actually been actually refused Russian citizenship for three years because the system he fought for was located in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of far eastern Ukraine.French media has disclosed that Jokic's unit OBTF Waterfall may have been actually founded through a past Russian legislator as well as participant of the ruling, pro-Kremlin United Russia group.Jokic stated he experienced deportation to Serbia after his unit was anticipated to become dispersed in April.Putin's mandate published Thursday on an official web site of Russian legislative actions explains that Jokic was born in Serbia on Jan. 26, 2003.Serbia has condemned the Russian attack of Ukraine at the United Nations yet has actually consistently rejected to assent Moscow, with whom it possesses friendly relationships.Belgrade has actually warned Serbs that participating in Russia's pressures against Kyiv will bring about lawful consequences. It has additionally inquired Moscow to finish its efforts to employ Serbs to fight in Ukraine as component of the well-known Wagner mercenary team.