Natives of the CIS countries who have received Russian citizenship are not released from Russia. This was reported by Radio Liberty with reference to several natives of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, who tried to leave for their historical homeland, but could not cross the border.
“Russian border guards quite politely explained to me that” you are included in the mobilization list, this is the law, and you have no right to travel abroad until February 12, “said one of the radio interlocutors.
According to other sources, naturalized migrants come. They are also called for conversation in the military enlistment office, where they explain that desertion from the Armed Forces will be strictly punished. According to the testimony of relatives of migrants, the owners of Russian passports are stopped at airports. At the same time, natives of Central Asia without Russian citizenship can freely return home.
In Bishkek, they have already warned workers with a Russian passport that they will not be able to help them in the conditions of the announced mobilization. Russia does not have an agreement on dual citizenship with Kyrgyzstan – it does not recognize the initial citizenship of Kyrgyzstan naturalized citizens. It is not known how many naturalized Russian citizens are already drafted into the army and participate in the war in Ukraine.
Earlier, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, said that naturalized citizens should fight in Ukraine.