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Beau says:
Dual citizenship offers no protection in Russia; heightened tensions make traveling there risky, as seen with the recent arrests of a ballerina and a reporter.
Travelers, Dual Citizens
Insights on the potential larger geopolitical implications and connections to other recent events.
#Russia #DualCitizenship #TravelWarning #Geopolitics #Arrests
Well, howdy there, internet people.
It's Beau again.
So today we are going to talk about Russia
and reporters and ballerinas.
And we'll see how this connects to other developments
as it plays out.
But the important news is that Russia
has picked up a dual citizen.
This person had Russian citizenship
American citizenship. 33-year-old Ballerina, she lived in LA. She has been
picked up for treason, faces life in prison. Why? A $51 donation to a Ukrainian
nonprofit. Russian intelligence also alleges that she did some things here in
the U.S. that were publicly in support of Ukraine.
Okay, now this is on top of the decision to continue to detain the Wall Street Journal
reporter.
It certainly appears that Russia is collecting chips.
They might be wanting to make a trade.
Okay, so what's the takeaway?
Americans, and this is really true of anybody who's in the West, don't go to
Russia. The State Department has issued this warning, but this is worth repeating,
especially given recent events, and please understand your dual citizenship
citizenship means nothing. It means nothing. If anything, it makes you more of a target.
Russia does not recognize your new citizenship. Period. Full stop. They do not care. Russia
doesn't recognize it. The laws don't recognize it. Those laws are still super old school.
a slave of the Tsar. It doesn't matter. Maintaining both
citizenships right now, very risky. Going there, incredibly risky. So what happens
from here? The U.S. will try to get her access to an attorney through the
consular's office, stuff like that. It's really going to be difficult because
Russia doesn't recognize the citizenship. They will view her as a Russian citizen
full stop. So if you were planning a trip there, you can see the very small things
that can lead to major issues. Because of heightened tensions right now, traveling
there is, there's a lot of risk associated with it. Just be aware of that.
I will follow this and we'll see how it plays out. We'll see if this is tied to
other recent events in the US. You know, I just said that something like this
might happen. This doesn't really track though. This would be odd unless there is
more to this than we know. This would be surprising if those two things were
connected as far as the ballerina. The reporter? Maybe. That's a little bit
higher profile. So we'll just continue to follow the stories and see if they
intersect at any point.
Anyway, it's just a thought, y'all have a good day.
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