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Crackdown on EU golden passports over Russian invasion of Ukraine

Published by DPA The European Commission urged EU member states on Monday to withdraw EU citizenship awarded to Russian and Belarusian individuals subject to sanctions through golden passport schemes. “Russians and Belarusians under sanctions and those supporting Putin’s war of aggression cannot buy their way into the EU,” said EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson in a statement. The European Union adopted massive economic sanctions targeting oligarchs, politicians and business leaders in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including travel bans and a freeze on assets in the EU. The move is par…

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