Failing to declare a second passport or the right to permanent residence in another country will become a criminal offence under the new law MOSCOW — Russians will have to declare other citizenships to the authorities under a new law that came into force on Monday — leading some to fear they may end up on the wrong end of the country’s increasingly nationalistic politics.Failing to declare a second passport or the right to permanent residence in another country will become a criminal offence under the new law. There has been a spate of nationalistic laws — as well as crackdowns on dissidents and critics — since President Vladimir Putin began a third term as president in 2012. That trend has accelerated since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of hostilities in neighbouring Ukraine. Many are wondering if there is a sinister intent behind the new citizenship law. Debates have broken out in social media about what people should do."There is the fear — why is this needed?" s...
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