The head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Oleksandr Bastrykin, suggested depriving immigrants of their Russian citizenship if they refuse to participate in a “special military operation”, reports the Russian news agency TASS.

Bastrykin stated this at the military-scientific conference of the Club of Russian military leaders “Cohesion of society and strengthening of international relations is the basis of the country’s security at the current stage.”

“Since the special military operation is ongoing, I consider it necessary to involve them in the special operation.

If you, as a citizen of the Russian Federation, are not ready to fulfill your military duty, it is necessary to make a decision to revoke the citizenship of such a person,” he said, quoted by Rador Radio Romania.