Russian journalist Nevzorov received Ukrainian citizenship. The Migration Service confirmed Zelenskyʼs decree

Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov said he had applied for Ukrainian citizenship. Russia has opened a criminal case against him for spreading the truth about the war.

Nevzorov confirmed this information in his Telegram channel.

"There is a criminal and a victim of a crime. There is a murderer and someone he kills or tries to kill. The criminal is Russia. The victim is Ukraine. This cannot be denied or denied. That is a fact. Well, then everyone makes their choice: to help the criminal or save his victim," he wrote.

Nevzorov noted that he "stands on the side of the victim" and is grateful to "the people of Ukraine who allowed them to take their place."

Updated! In a comment to Hromadske, the Migration Service confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had signed a decree granting Nevzorov Ukrainian citizenship. No further details were provided by the department.

• Aleksandr Nevzorov is a Russian journalist, blogger, and politician. He was a deputy of the Russian State Duma for four convocations — from 1993 to 2007. During the 2012 presidential election, he was Putinʼs proxy and campaigned for him.
• Nevzorov became an atheist and consistently criticized the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2014, he called the annexation of Crimea "looting" and supported the Ukrainian army during the war in Donbas. After the start of a full-scale war, he publicly criticized Putin and left Russia. In March, a criminal case was opened against him for telling on his social media how the Russian army bombed Mariupol, including a maternity hospital.