Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
Asylum claims from Russians have surged in the U.S., France and Germany since the invasion two years ago, but few are getting in.
The Associated Press spoke with five officers and one soldier who deserted the Russian military. All have criminal cases against them in Russia, where they face 10 years or more in prison. Each is waiting for a welcome from the West that has never arrived. Instead, all but one live in hiding.
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I hope they get help. But just to clarify: wouldn't you be tried for deserting any army?
By your home country sure. They’d have to extradite you for that to happen. Russia doesn’t have that many friends, so defectors may be able to get away with it as long as they never enter a Russian-friendly state ever again
That russian pilot got murdered in Spain.
Countries aren't too fond of assassinations on their own turf. Russia seems to do these things more than any other country (at least as reported in the news), but it's still pretty rare.