Moscow to lift visa controls on Baltic Russians

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev abolished visa controls on Tuesday for ex-Soviet citizens in Latvia and Estonia who have not taken up citizenship of the two Baltic States.

[huub]

Another attempt by Moscow to increase problems with people without citizenship in Estonia and Latvia.
Now they have a new excuse for not applying to the Estonian or Latvian citizenship and Moscow can still hysterically claim that we have too much non-citizens.

[Henri]

Ivan, living well in Estonia? Complete the requirements and become an Estonian citizen or go back to the Fatherland. Remember that to be an EU citizen (thru Estonian citizenship)is a million times better than going back to the land of your forefathers. Make a rational, quality decision for the future of your offspring. Sentimentality is 90% nonsense and perhaps 10% substance.

[Robespierre]

Estonia is breaking the European Human Rights Charter by denying Russians living within its border automatic Estonian citizenship.
Medvedev is addressing that anomaly by granting these Russian free access to Russia.

[huub]

Robespierre wrote:

Estonia is breaking the European Human Rights Charter by denying Russians living within its border automatic Estonian citizenship.

Most countries on earth are "breaking the European Human Rights Charter by denying immigrants living within its border automatic citizenship"

Robespierre wrote:

Medvedev is addressing that anomaly by granting these Russian free access to Russia.

They can have free access to Russia just by picking up the Russian citizenship.

[Robespierre]

huub wrote:

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Most countries on earth are "breaking the European Human Rights Charter by denying immigrants living within its border automatic citizenship"
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They can have free access to Russia just by picking up the Russian citizenship.

The European Human Rights Charter only apply to Europe, not to the whole world.

If most countries grant automatic citizenship, why Estonia don't do it?

Russian ethnics living in Estonia shouldn't be forced to pick up Russian citizenship: they should be granted Estonian citizenship. Anything else is just discriminatory and racist.

[huub]

Robespierre wrote:

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The European Human Rights Charter only apply to Europe, not to the whole world.
If most countries grant automatic citizenship, why Estonia don't do it?

But most countries don't grant automatic citizenship. I'm still waiting for your list of most modern countries which have no language requirements.

Robespierre wrote:

Russian ethnics living in Estonia shouldn't be forced to pick up Russian citizenship

Sure, and noone does force them.

Robespierre wrote:

they should be granted Estonian citizenship. Anything else is just discriminatory and racist.

Most other countries don't do it.