Russians Are Buying ‘Ukrainian Citizenship’ to Flee to Europe

Dec 14 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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Some Russians have reportedly embarked on a new desperate gambit to flee the country: buying “Ukrainian citizenship” online.

The scheme, reported by the independent outlets Mozhem Obyasnit and Polygon Media on Wednesday, has apparently been unfolding in brazen fashion on the website Avito.ru, a marketplace similar to Ebay. One listing for “Ukrainian citizenship” promised that the passport would allow buyers to more easily cross European borders, Mozhem...

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