Title: Ukraine Grants Citizenship to Two Well-Known Russians

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/366/ukraine_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Ukraine Grants Citizenship to Two Well-Known Russians' data-article-id='694'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8979'>Ukraine has granted citizenship to the daughter of a former Russian prime minister and a well-known journalist. </span> <span data-start-time='8979' data-end-time='12250'>Both are critics of the Russian government.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='12250' data-end-time='24271'>Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin were given Ukrainian passports Tuesday by President Petro Poroshenko during a ceremony in Kyiv.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='24271' data-end-time='33292'>Ms. Gaidar is a politician and the daughter of Russia’s first post-Soviet prime minister Yegor Gaidar. </span> <span data-start-time='33292' data-end-time='40417'>She was appointed last month to serve as a deputy governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region. </span> <span data-start-time='40417' data-end-time='47625'>Her appointment caused anger in Russia, where many have accused her of betraying her homeland.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='47625' data-end-time='54688'>Mr. Fedorin is a well-known journalist and has been living in the Ukraine for many years. </span> <span data-start-time='54688' data-end-time='62792'>He described becoming a Ukrainian citizen as “likely the most pivotal decision in my life.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' 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Ukraine has granted citizenship to the daughter of a former Russian prime minister and a well-known journalist. Both are critics of the Russian government.

Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin were given Ukrainian passports Tuesday by President Petro Poroshenko during a ceremony in Kyiv.

Ms. Gaidar is a politician and the daughter of Russia’s first post-Soviet prime minister Yegor Gaidar. She was appointed last month to serve as a deputy governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region. Her appointment caused anger in Russia, where many have accused her of betraying her homeland.

Mr. Fedorin is a well-known journalist and has been living in the Ukraine for many years. He described becoming a Ukrainian citizen as “likely the most pivotal decision in my life.”

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