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In one raid, a military officer reportedly accompanied police to hand out conscription notices directly. Activists say authorities are also targeting naturalized citizens who have obtained Russian passports but avoided military service, pressuring them to sign military contracts under threat of deportation or loss of citizenship.

Source: Russian police raid gyms and martial arts clubs amid spring conscription drive, May 1, 2025.

Can one get stripped of one's Russian citizenship if one doesn't sign some military contract?

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Since 2023, Russian law has allowed the government to terminate the citizenship of naturalized Russian citizens (Federal Law of 28 April 2023 № 138-FZ "On the Citizenship of the Russian ...).

Articles 22, 24, 25, and 26 allow the government to terminate the citizenship of a naturalized citizen where the person:

  • committed certain crimes;
  • submitted false documents or information;
  • poses a threat to national security; or
  • fails to perform the obligation of initial conscription registration.
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