Reported claimRated Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s former Defense Minister, holds only Ukrainian citizenship, according to his official asset declarations. Under Ukrainian law, dual citizens are barred from holding top security posts—making it highly unlikely he could have served as Defense Minister or later as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council had he possessed U.S. citizenship. · StopFake
StopFake rated the claim “U.S. Rejected Umerov’s Ambassadorial Bid Over American Citizenship” Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s former Defense Minister, holds only Ukrainian citizenship, according to his official asset declarations. Under Ukrainian law, dual citizens are barred from holding top security posts—making it highly unlikely he could have served as Defense Minister or later as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council had he possessed U.S. citizenship..
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