Some argue that he also holds Russian citizenship in addition to citizenship of the Republic of Moldova, because he used to receive a pension as a former Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs employee, from the time he lived as a private citizen in Moscow in 1991–1993.
Beberapa berpendapat bahwa ia juga memiliki kewarganegaraan Rusia di samping kewarganegaraan Republik Moldova, karena ia digunakan untuk menerima pensiun sebagai mantan Menteri Rusia Interior karyawan, dari waktu dia hidup sebagai orang swasta di Moskow selama periode 1991-1993.