Overview

• A decree published on Sept. 22 lists “McCabe Alexandra Tara, born Feb. 26, 1964,” as a newly naturalized Russian citizen.
• Reade moved to Russia in 2023 citing safety concerns, sought citizenship, and has appeared on Kremlin-controlled media apologizing for U.S. policy toward Russia and support for Kyiv.
• She accused Joe Biden in 2020 of sexual assault when she worked in his Senate office in the early 1990s; he denied the claim, no charges were filed, and no record of her complaint has been found.
• Reade requested a Russian passport at a state-run press event in May 2023, now works with RT, and thanked Vladimir Putin, Margarita Simonyan, and lawmaker Maria Butina after the decree.
• Russian law typically requires five years of legal residence, but recent measures allow temporary residence on “moral grounds” and simplified citizenship, including for foreigners who sign military contracts.