Actor Nikita Dzhigurda was deprived of DPR citizenship. The corresponding decree was signed today by the head of the republic, Alexander Zakharchenko.
The leader of the DPR announced this at a press conference in Donetsk, emphasizing that issuing a passport to Dzhigurda was a mistake.
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“Today I signed a decree depriving Nikita Dzhigurda of citizenship. A number of technical errors occurred, but, you know, the courage of the man and the courage of the authorities to admit these mistakes.
There was a mistake, we will look into the mistake. I apologize to everyone sitting here, residents of Russia, residents of the DPR. For that unfortunate accident that happened, but for my part I will say honestly, if he had repented to Russia, and Russia had forgiven him, I think Russia would not have been offended by him.
An error occurred here, we have fixed it. The power of the government is not to make mistakes, but to correct these mistakes, which is why the decree was signed,” Zakharchenko said.
Dzhigurda received a DPR passport on March 9. This caused a wave of criticism, since the artist has a dubious reputation and participated in Euromaidan. In addition, Dzhigurda’s opponents pointed out that he easily acquired a passport, and many militias fighting at the front are often forced to undergo a lengthy procedure for obtaining citizenship.
For Dzhigurda himself, the DPR passport became not only a reason for PR, but also an opportunity to avoid deportation from Russia - the artist is the holder of a Ukrainian passport, and recently the media reported that all the terms of his stay in the Russian Federation had been violated.