Estonia: Residents taking Russian citizenship may be deported: PM

Estonia may deport permanent residents who choose to take Russian citizenship, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas confirmed, ERR reports, citing Postimees. Earlier, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets said that stateless persons who took Russian passports were likely to have their Estonian residence permits revoked and face deportation. Kallas argued that an individual who chooses to obtain Russian citizenship at a time when Russia is waging war on Ukraine means that the person is ready to join the Russian army and thus poses a national security threat. She urged police to investigate whether such a step amounted to support for state-sponsored terrorism and an action directed against Estonia and its allies. The issue mainly pertains to stateless persons, who number around 65,000 and are mostly Russian-speakers.