Eh. I’ve never been a big fan of dual citizenship. I think it is perfectly reasonable for a country to expect undivided loyalty from its citizens. Good for the Russkies.
Let me throw a monkey wrench into the “positive” side of Russia dropping a person’ dual citizenship if they lived outside the USSR since 1992.
What better way for a Soviet/Russian spy to become a sole national citizen of the US instead of having a dual citizenship with Russia. That would take FBI surveillance raison d’etres off the operational table.
While this is a little far-fetched, I’ve learned long ago that if you think someone/country won’t do something, they will.
Russia doesn’t give a damned about Soviet/Russian Jews who live abroad because they no longer pose any real intelligence threat against them. However, it would give cover to real Russian operatives because it would make it look like Mother Russia didn’t trust them.
Like James Bond, “Never Say Never” when it comes to the communists/Russians/Islamists and what they won’t do as versus what they will do.
We never thought that the Japanese would attack Hawaii despite the signs, nor that Kruschchev would put nuclear missiles in Cuba. Surprise, surprise.
I have agreed, until recently. Naturalized US citizens can still have their newfound citizenship revoked. That means you become a man without a country.
Also, if you have parents still in your home country, you have easier access to handle property and family issues with what is left of your former citizenship.
I still say dual citizenship is not optimal, but I now see why it could be kept.