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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2022 8:17:04 GMT
Protests grow in Russia over call-up to fight in Ukraine - BBC News 344,446 views Sep 27, 2022 President Putin’s order to call up another 300,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine is being met with widespread protests.
Reports have circulated on social media of people with no military experience being drafted, as well as others who are too old or have disabilities.
Thousands of Russian men have been heading for the country’s borders as they attempt to evade conscription.
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2022 21:57:20 GMT
'We can't trust our government': Man joins tens of thousands fleeing Russia's draft 528,814 views Sep 29, 2022 Tens of thousand of men are fleeing Russia and President Vladimir Putin's military draft. CNN's Melissa Bell has more from the Russian border with Georgia.
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2022 2:23:48 GMT
Former Russian diplomat: Putin’s 'situation is growing worse and worse every day’ 698,755 views Oct 4, 2022 Boris Bondarev, who resigned from Russia’s diplomatic service in May, tells CNN’s Becky Anderson why he thinks Vladimir Putin’s position in Russia is weakening. #CNN #News
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2022 22:24:27 GMT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing in a small boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office said Thursday.
Karina Borger, a Murkowski spokesperson, by email said the office has been in communication with the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection and that “the Russian nationals reported that they fled one of the coastal communities on the east coast of Russia to avoid compulsory military service.”
Spokespersons with the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection referred a reporter’s questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security public affairs office, which provided little information Thursday. The office, in a statement, said the people “were transported to Anchorage for inspection, which includes a screening and vetting process, and then subsequently processed in accordance with applicable U.S. immigration laws under the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
The agency said the two Russians arrived Tuesday on a small boat. It did not provide details on where the individuals came from, their journey or the asylum request. It was not immediately clear what kind of boat they were on.
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2022 3:57:45 GMT
Russians are fleeing their homeland in protest of Putin’s draft 340,792 views Oct 8, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to conscript men to fight in his war in Ukraine has created an exodus of draft dodgers. CNN's Ivan Watson speaks to some of the thousands who left their homeland behind in defiance of Putin. #CNN #News
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