VLADIMIR PUTIN SIGNS LAW ON PENSIONS TO RUSSIAN CITIZENS LEAVING THE COUNTRY MOSCOW, March 10, 2001. /RIA Novosti correspondent/ -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law on Paying Pensions to the Citizens Who Leave the Country for Permanent Residence Outside the Russian Federation. RIA Novosti was told about it in the press service of the head of the state. This law was adopted by the State Duma on February 14, 2001 and approved by the Federation Council on February 22. -O- (kos/kri) 10/03/01 14:10