Medvedev signed a decision on payments to veterans more than 12 billion rubles
The head of government Dmitry Medvedev ordered to make one -time payments to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, both in Russia and beyond, including Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, according to the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. All veterans “who are constantly living in our country, as well as those who live in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia,” Medvedev said at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on social issues, will receive a lump-sum payment, RIA Novosti reports.