US authorities demanded that Israel limit the issuance of passports to Russian citizens
The United States asked the Sokhnut agency and the Israeli government to clarify the procedure for issuing citizenship, writes the Jewish Question telegram channel. The country's authorities fear that by obtaining an Israeli passport, “Russian citizens with a problematic past” will be able to enter the United States: oligarchs, businessmen and people with a criminal record.
In Washington, in particular, they are interested in how exactly the Israeli authorities verify the identities of Russians applying for repatriation. In addition, it is not ruled out that the Kremlin is using this mechanism to transfer Russian spies to the United States. Find out about the latest high-profile spy scandal in the report from Washington on the Bureau YouTube channel.
Author Denis Cheredov
