Syrian Circassians Not ‘Russian Compatriots,’ Russian Foreign Ministry Says

Staunton, November 20 – The approximately 100,000 Circassians in Syria are not Russian compatriots, the Russian Foreign Ministry says, and thus do not qualify for expedited admission to the Russian Federation or for the kind of support Moscow offers those it considers compatriots with special ties to the land of their ancestors.

Instead, according to a letter from the director of the foreign

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Syrian Circassians Not ‘Russian Compatriots,’ Russian Foreign Ministry Says