Posted on 09/27/2022 8:35:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Russian men who are fleeing the country to avoid being drafted into Moscow’s war against Ukraine should seek asylum in the US, the White House said Tuesday.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her regular briefing that the response inside Russia to the so-called “partial mobilization” ordered last week by the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, shows “this war that was started by the Kremlin is unpopular.”
“Regardless of their nationality, [people] may apply for asylum in the United States and have their claims adjudicated on a case by case basis,” Jean-Pierre added. “We welcome any folks who are seeking asylum and they should do that.
“What we’re seeing in Russia are the people of Russia who are saying they do not want this war, they do not support Putin’s war,” she went on.
The military call-up, in which the Kremlin seeks to draft some 300,000 men for the fighting in Ukraine — has sparked protests, violence, and a run on Russia’s borders. Airline tickets to the few countries still accepting direct flights from Russia have been sold out for days.
In the southern Russian province of Dagestan over the weekend, a group of women protesting the war chanted “no to war” while chasing police officers and demanding the release of other anti-war protestors. Protests continued in Dagestan Monday and included frequent clashes with police.
In Ryazan, 100 miles southeast of Moscow, a man lit himself on fire Monday while shouting that he did not want to go to war.
The government of Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic that shares a large southern border with Russia, said Tuesday that roughly 98,000 Russians had come to the country in the week since the mobilization was announced.
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We need young men. Let them hook up with the feminists. Make them happy if it’s doable.
Can we please vette them first, or will this be like the Afghanis?
how about Americans seeking asylum from their oppressive liberal government?
Aaaaargh…..no more Russians please….my area has enough.
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It’s not doable
Nyet!
RE: how about Americans seeking asylum from their oppressive liberal government?
Well, Russia ( Putin ) just gave Edward Snowden Citizenship. Is that what you’re thinking of?
A lot of those “Russians” are Muslims.
Wait, did anyone tell her Russians are White?
She might wanna reconsider. Can’t have more White folks headed to Greater Wakanda.
no- jeninine said the US will welcome any asylum seekers- I wondered if she meant conservatives seeking asylum from an oppressive US government too-
I’ve long suggested we trade American women for Russian women. Russian men would then have a reason to drink. And Russian women would appreciate what they have.
But I wanted the women to come here. Not the men. This is all wrong!!
Forget that. Remember, Canada loves draft dodgers and deserters. Send them north.
Welcoming white European immigrants?!?! Yah, I’ll believe it when I see it.
Uhh, a lot of those fighters are Chechnyan Muslims.
Where do we go to avoid Jao?
Here come the Russian spies.
Yes, let’s just invite everyone. How quickly can we pack our cities, suburbs, and even rural areas?
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