Russia is forcing people in occupied Ukraine to change citizenship
07 May 2023 |
4:14 pm
Ukrainians living in the occupied east are being forced to take Russian citizenship — otherwise they face deportation. Kyiv is sending mixed signals about what its citizens should do.
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