Crimean authorities propose granting Russian citizenship to Jamala
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimea, Georgy Muradov, stated in Beijing that the pro-Russian authorities recommend that singer Jamala exchange her Ukrainian citizenship for Russian citizenship and return to the occupied Crimea, TASS reported.
“I emphasize that Crimean residents will always be glad to see Jamala perform. It is her motherland. That is why she only has to change her citizenship to Russian, return to her motherland and give concerts at home,” Georgy Muradov said.
“The protracted stories on deportation should come to an end, she should return. We are always happy to see her, congratulate her and believe that many of the votes that she has received from Russia have been given by the Crimean Tatar people, who live in our Crimea,” Muradov added.
Susana Jamaladinova, who performs under the pseudonym Jamala, was born on the 27th of August 1983 in Osh (Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic). Her father, Alim Jamaladinov, is a Crimean Tatar and her mother, Galina Tumasova, is Armenian - her family comes from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Jamala spent her childhood in Crimea, in Malorechenskoye. Her family returned there in 1989. Ukrainian singer Jamala became the winner of the 61st Eurovision Song Contest that was held in the Globen Arena in Stockholm with her song “1944” dedicated to the deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Jamala received 534 points. Australia took second place with 511 points.
The pro-Russian authorities have oppressed the Crimean Tatars since the occupation of the Crimean peninsula. The ATR TV Channel was forced to move to the mainland and 18 Crimean Tatars were detained. In addition, pro-Russian authorities have denied entry to many Crimeans. Mustafa Dzhemilev, Refat Chubarov, Sinaver Kadyrov and Ismet Yuksel are among the victims of this ban and are unable to return home to their families and friends.