Son of Russian spies ‘relieved’ after regaining Canadian citizenship
Alex Vavilov was stripped of citizenship after the FBI arrested and deported his parents form the US in 2010
The son of two deep-cover Russian spies says he feels “an overwhelming sense of relief” after winning his long-running battle to regain his Canadian citizenship. Alex Vavilov was stripped of his citizenship after the FBI arrested and deported his parents from the US in 2010, exposing their Canadian backstories as fake.
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