Thread: Crimea joining the Russian Federation and its implications?

Originally Posted by Hanna

Очень важный вопрос! Я читала что София Ротару живёт в Ялте ... Будет ли она сменить гражданство?

Sofia Rotaru stopped her application for the Russian citizenship because of Putins aggression. She announced openly that she will not live in aggressor's country.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Sofia Rotaru stopped her application for the Russian citizenship because of Putins aggression. She announced openly that she will not live in aggressor's country.

Wow! I read about her complicated ethnic/language background in gossip magazines etc, so I was wondering how she felt about all this. My mother really liked her. I was thinking she might already have Russian citizenship, actually, like dual passport. And I did not know she was a Ukrainian nationalist.

Assuming the article is true, I think it speaks highly of her character, that she is prepared to upset (?) her Russian fans and supporters by standing up for what she believes in.

I wonder what will happen in a situaton where a Crimean person doesn't want to change citizenship.
Will they be stateless, like some of the Russians in the Baltic states, or able to remain as Ukrainian citizens with the same rights as others...? I guess time will tell.

If the figures from the referendum are correct about 10-15% of adults there didn ot vote "Yes", so may not want to change their citizenship. I guess children are also affected. I hope Russia will make sure it doesn't create a mirror image of the situation in the Baltics.