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Migrants must learn Russian
and respect the law – PutinMoscow favors immigration but must safeguard the interests of Russia first, the president has said.“We need to attract such labor resources that meet the interests of the Russian economy,” the president said. “This means that [these] people must be prepared from a linguistic, ethnocultural point of view. They must know our traditions and so on.”The interest of Russia and its citizens “must be put first,” the president insisted. All immigrants and visitors also “must comply with Russian laws,” Putin clarified. “And, of course, we, as a civilized country, must also ensure their rights.” 

This as the Russian economy is piping hot with record unemployment. 

Migrants must learn Russian and respect the law – Putin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union