Kickboxer Konstantin Glukhov assumes he will obtain Russian citizenship within six months.
Glukhov, 44, has long held a Latvian citizen’s passport, but has repeatedly stated in interviews that he considers himself Russian and does not rule out the possibility of changing his citizenship. In March, the mixed martial arts fighter told he had been granted returnee status. On April 28, Glukhov will fight in Ulyanovsk according to the rules of kickboxing with Vladimir Mineev.
— How is your process of obtaining Russian citizenship going?
– Great. On April 11, I took my Russian language exams, as funny as it may sound. But I share this approach: to obtain citizenship, you must know the language of that country. Even though Russian is my mother tongue, I still have to pass it formally. And I managed to do it – both in grammar, history and legislation. Now I’ll go find the appropriate crust.
I wrote on my social networks (March 12) that I had received returnee status in Russia. This is a new document that came into force in January. And with this document I can directly apply for citizenship. All the documents are ready, all that remains is to wait some more.
— Do you have any idea of the timing?
—I can’t even say it hypothetically. This is still a new document. I think three months to six months.
— Do you think media support has helped and continues to make the process of obtaining citizenship easier?
– Certainly. When I was in temporary asylum last year and applied for citizenship, I immediately spoke about it on my Telegram channel, and this information was picked up by good resources, the police represented by Irina Volk and the deputies. MP Andrei Medvedev helped me a lot. The story was promoted and I was granted returnee status, which speeds up the process of obtaining citizenship. Nowadays, promotion in the media and on the Internet helps a lot.
— As a result, before the fight with Mineev, they will talk about you even more.
— I always say that I am Russian. My family and I moved to Russia last year and would like to link our destiny with Russia. I am a Russian person. I am convinced that I can help the country in terms of sport.
Live broadcasts of mixed martial arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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