# Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-06-03 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Ukraine grants citizenship to Russian journalist fleeing Meta Description: Prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov and his wife were granted Ukrainian citizenship after denouncing Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. Nevzorov confirmed Russia's war is a crime and Ukraine its victim. URL: https://financedigest.com/ukraine-grants-citizenship-to-top-russian-journalist-who-denounced-warhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-06-03t132307z1lynxmpei520mgrtroptp4ukraine-crisis-1736815661903-compressed.jpg) (Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife after denouncing the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday. Russia has been seeking the arrest of Nevzorov, accusing him of spreading false information about what Moscow portrays as its “special military operation” in Ukraine. He and his wife fled Russia in March. Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to the [Ukrainian interior minister said the authorities in Kyiv](https://www.financedigest.com/eus-michel-tells-ukrainians-during-kyiv-visit-history-will-not-forget.html "EU’s Michel tells Ukrainians during Kyiv visit: ‘History will not forget’") had granted citizenship to Nevzorov and his wife Lydia. Nevzorov confirmed he had received Ukrainian citizenship in a statement on Telegram messenger in which he said Russia’s [war was a crime and Ukraine](https://www.financedigest.com/euro-zone-economy-sentiment-rises-in-dec-first-time-since-start-of-ukraine-war.html "Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war") its victim. “I take the side of the victim. And I am damn grateful to those tormented, desperate, bloodied people of Ukraine who allowed me to take my place among them,” he said. Russia launched an investigation against Nevzorov, whose YouTube channel has over 1.8 million subscribers, after he reported that [Russian forces](https://www.financedigest.com/ukraine-pushes-russian-forces-back-restricts-gas-flow-to-europe.html "Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe") had deliberately shelled a maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol. [Russia has denied the bombing accusing Ukraine](https://www.financedigest.com/analysis-action-wanes-at-u-n-to-isolate-russia-almost-six-months-into-ukraine-war.html "Analysis: Action wanes at U.N. to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war") of a “staged provocation. The investigation was launched after Russia in March [passed a law](https://www.financedigest.com/bbc-halts-reporting-in-russia-after-new-law-passes.html "BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes") that envisages jail terms of up to 15 years for intentionally spreading “fake” news about Russia’s military. Last December, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a law that simplified the acquisition of Ukrainian [citizenship for Russians](https://www.financedigest.com/billionaire-investor-yuri-milner-relinquishes-russian-citizenship.html "Billionaire investor Yuri Milner relinquishes Russian citizenship") who are persecuted for political reasons in their own country. The [president’s office](https://www.financedigest.com/trumping-the-markets-what-impact-has-the-new-us-president-had-in-his-first-month-in-office.html "Trumping the markets – what impact has the new US President had in his first month in office?") did not immediately reply to a request for comment. [Millions of people have been displaced and thousands killed in what Kyiv and the West say](https://www.financedigest.com/mobile-games-developer-huuuge-says-has-24-2-million-at-svb.html "Mobile games developer Huuuge says has .2 million at SVB") is a war of aggression and what Moscow describes as a campaign to disarm its southern neighbour and root out people it calls dangerous nationalists. (Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Tom Balmforth and Tomasz Janowski) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---