Friday, November 20, 2015

Russian citizenship Monson: Friend soldier hastened events – BBC News

The representative of the fighter mixed martial Jeff Monson Nikolai Kaushansky said that the information about how to obtain the famous American athlete Russian citizenship does not correspond to reality and was premature.

As reported previously each Monson Alexey Oleinik said that the athlete has been granted Russian citizenship, reminds TASS. “The documents are under consideration. Reports of citizenship Monson premature. Some people who have been the source of this information, do not understand, they are ahead of the events,” – said the representative of Monson.

In turn, the Russian fighter Alex Oleinik told RIA Novosti that the announcement of the return of Jeff Monson Russian citizenship in the evening in Moscow was no more than a PR move of the organizers of the competition: “It’s just the organizers wanted to do so PR. In fact, we do not know why they said it. Citizenship he has not received, he is still waiting for “.

According to Oliynyk during a fight Monson entered the ring in a t-shirt with the inscription” I am Russian. ” After his victory the host said that the American fighter received Russian citizenship.

Sam Jeff Monson has confirmed that he is still no Russian citizenship, but he believes that this matter shortly: “As long as it informally. Perhaps they should not have to make such an announcement. I’m that surprised, although it seems that dealing with my nationality is almost settled. I’m waiting for the final confirmation from day to day. Just the organizers ran a little forward “.

Speaking in mixed martial arts, 44-year-old, nicknamed Snowman Monson scored 57 wins and 23 defeats and one draw. It is also a fighter, long-acting Russian competitions, has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

about his desire to obtain Russian citizenship, Jeff Monson, he said in March 2013. In early 2015, he made a tattoo with the image of the sculpture “Motherland”, installed on the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd.

It was reported that in September this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Russian nationality American boxer Roy Jones Jr., and in 2013 a wide resonance in the society caused granting Russian citizenship to French actor Gerard Depardieu. The decree granting him citizenship of the Russian Federation was signed on 3 January and a few days later at a meeting in Sochi, President Putin gave the actor a Russian passport.

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