Russians of All Countries, Unite?
- added October 06, 2008
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- piotr_pl
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One would like Poland, Europe, and the world to have good relations with Russia, but Moscow has to want it too.
Eight million - close to one in five - Ukrainians will be eligible to apply for Russian citizenship, if a law currently discussed by the Duma enters in force. The same applies to millions of Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and other peoples of the former Soviet Union. It's enough for someone to have been born in Russia to now apply for its citizenship. There are tens of millions of such people in the former Soviet area.
It could seem alright that Moscow cares for its compatriots - were it not for a small provision in its military doctrine: 'A man with a Russian passport gets mugged and beaten on the street in the Crimea, and on the next day Russian tanks roll in or planes drop bombs. This isn't a joke, precisely such argumentation was used by Moscow during the recent war in Georgia.
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Eight million - close to one in five - Ukrainians will be eligible to apply for Russian citizenship, if a law currently discussed by the Duma enters in force. The same applies to millions of Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and other peoples of the former Soviet Union. It's enough for someone to have been born in Russia to now apply for its citizenship. There are tens of millions of such people in the former Soviet area.
It could seem alright that Moscow cares for its compatriots - were it not for a small provision in its military doctrine: 'A man with a Russian passport gets mugged and beaten on the street in the Crimea, and on the next day Russian tanks roll in or planes drop bombs. This isn't a joke, precisely such argumentation was used by Moscow during the recent war in Georgia.
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