Ukraine has granted citizenship to the daughter of a former Russian prime minister and a prominent journalist, both of whom are vocal Kremlin critics.
Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin were handed Ukrainian passports Tuesday by President Petro Poroshenko during a brief ceremony in Kyiv.
“Your example clearly demonstrates that one cannot be silent, that one has to be able to be at peace with one conscience,” Poroshenko said, alluding to Gaidar’s and Fedorin’s denunciation of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its role in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to a statement published on the presidential website.
“Your neutral position, thoughts and …read more
Source: Voice of America
