Prominent Russian nationals continue to renounce their citizenship as the Kremlin presses its war in Ukraine. Well-known economist Andrei Movchan, 55, who currently resides in Britain and holds a Cypriot passport, said on Facebook on June 29 that he had renounced his Russian citizenship. Also on June 29, the RBK news agency, citing Forbes, said that Russian tycoon Igor Makarov also renounced his Russian citizenship recently and is now a Cypriot citizen. Since Russia launched its aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, scores of wealthy Russians residing abroad have renounced their citizenship. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
More Russians Renounce Citizenship Amid Moscow's Invasion Of Ukraine
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