In his conversation with ballerina Ilze Liepa, he said: RIA NewsHe said he could not change his attitude towards Russia despite Lithuanian authorities’ threats to strip him of his citizenship.
Liepa believes that the time has come when no one can remain silent anymore. Therefore, he has expressed his position and will continue to express it. The artist noted that he loves Russia and supports the president.
“And what can I do if these words are taken as evidence for Lithuania that they should deprive me of citizenship? “I can’t change,” said the ballerina.
Ilze Liepu on November 13 request He is deprived of his Lithuanian passport. According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, his statements could be considered “discrediting the state”.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte statedHe said that the country’s responsible authorities had the right to consider the issue of denaturalizing Liepa, as Liepa’s statements on the situation in Ukraine contradicted “the position of not only state institutions, but also the Lithuanian society.”
Liepa has dual citizenship, both Russian and Lithuanian. However, she only received a Lithuanian passport in 2000, as she had been dancing with a Lithuanian stage partner for more than a decade. In March 2022, Liepa was added to Latvia’s “black list” with an indefinite ban on entering the country.
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