It became known that the detained politician Plahotniuc has Russian citizenship.

Moldovan politician Vladimir Plahotniuc, who was detained in Greece, has Russian citizenship. Izvestia learned about this on July 28.

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He acquired a passport as part of the simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship as a native of the former USSR. Such persons had the opportunity to obtain Russian passports without leaving Moldova or Transnistria.

In his questionnaire filled out in November 2004, Plahotniuc explained that "Russia is his historical Homeland" and he "wants to be protected by its laws." At the time of submitting the documents to the Russian Embassy, he indicated that he was working as a loader at Tisa-Bel. It is noteworthy that he applied to the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Moldova as a stateless person with a passport of a citizen of the USSR, permanently residing in Tiraspol (Transnistria). Plahotniuc also kept silent about higher education.

In addition to Russian citizenship, Plahotniuc has a Bulgarian passport, with which he was detained in Greece. According to Moldovan media, he is also a Mexican citizen.

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