The Crimean “beauty queen,” fined for a UPA song, was denied Russian citizenship
The owner of the title “Mrs. Beauty Queen of Crimea. Spring 2022” Olga Valeeva, fined 40 thousand rubles for publicly performing the Ukrainian nationalist anthem “Chervona Kalina”, was denied Russian citizenship. A native of Poltava, before moving to the peninsula, she lived in St. Petersburg for several years, remaining with a Ukrainian passport. Valeeva submitted the documents in August, and was held accountable for discrediting the Armed Forces...