Men Flee Russia To Avoid Being Drafted Into Putin's War On Ukraine

Alex Wagner reports on the exodus from Russia to escape Vladimir Putin's "mobilization" to boost troop levels in his invasion of Ukraine, while territories Putin hopes to annex conduct fake votes on becoming part of Russia.
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#Russia #Ukraine #Putin

[@terrencekane8203]

Imagine fighting for a guy you hate against a people you don't hate.

[@waveygravey3575]

Imagine thinking changing your profile pic does anything other than signaling your virtue.

[@terrencekane8203]

@@waveygravey3575 I am the American son of Ukrainian immigrants. You are an anonymous coward.

[@terrencekane8203]

@james Deer Putin is a bigger loser than Trump. That is hard to imagine.

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

@@waveygravey3575 imagine putting someone down for such a simple and unprovoking img tho

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

@james Deer I'm sure you know all about that.

[@Sendu7]

There is an old saying "One Volunteer is Worth Ten Pressed Men" Note to Putin: Ukraine has a lot of volunteer soldiers.

[@Sendu7]

@@bidenharrismadmagazinesper574 You mean the Adolf who invaded his neighbors and committed war crimes?

[@peterwong5993]

@@bidenharrismadmagazinesper574 there are Jews and ethnic Russian in Azov. I'm not sure AdoIf will be happy with that.

[@bidenharrismadmagazinesper574]

@@peterwong5993 🤣🤣🤣 I want some of what you're smoking

[@UPdan]

The good Ukraine soldiers already are dead.

[@peterwong5993]

@@bidenharrismadmagazinesper574 nah, I don't smoke, I don't drink. You on the other hand should look for the answers before making any unfounded judgement. I look through all the information about the Azov battalion, their commanders, members, history and every info, Azov was founded by Neo Nazis, but time passes, and people change. Azov in 2022 and 2014 can't be treated as the same.

[@donadams8345]

Can't you just see it, Russian soldier standing at your door with a gun asking if you want to join Russia saying he will mark the ballot yes for you.

[@TheWarriorofHonor]

Of coursse you nare wrong my friend. The good russian soldier would never fill in a fraudelent vote! he simple shots whoever says no, and since dead people aren't legitimate voters, he can savely report back to his officer, that everyone was in great favour for becoming part of the great russian empire. See, democraty is all easy!

[@janejones8672]

Like do these people really have a Choice to say yeh or nay! 😢

[@osric1730]

@@janejones8672 Not really and would you trust the count. What legitimacy does a referendum have when its held by an invading army who have threatened to take people's children away if they don't submit them for indoctrination in schools staffed by imported Russian teachers, with no constitutional or legal authority, who've driven large sections of the population out and subjected them to "screening" for Ukrainian sympathies, and whose pollsters turn up on your doorstep with an armed guard in a balaclava and tell you to vote?

[@peterpawlovsky1974]

Don’t you understand that Russians are armed because it’s a war time? And there is a lot of Ukrainian saboteurs everywhere? Nobody means to make people vote using the Kalashnikov.

[@KC-rt4hp]

Vote for MAGA and you'll eventually have the same charade.

[@jaredchristie8882]

Pretty soon putin will be asking for anyone that has played call of duty to report for draft.he is pathetic

[@MM-tw7pu]

Lol you mean the Ukrainian drone operators in the war? 😆

[@owenpampo4120]

I had a friend that was drafted into the war on the Russian side. I was born in Russia, but moved to the us at about 10months old for a reason, long story, and am still a citizen there. Please stop Russia, it hurts to know what he’s doing to people that don’t even know how to be a soldier

[@jturner2577]

Hopefully your friend does the right thing and join Ukraine.

[@jaxthedisintegrator8096]

​@@jturner2577 Nope hopefully he flees and survive this MESS

[@terrencekane8203]

Russian Election: Option A: Putin. Option B: Gulag. Option C: Poison. Option D: Pushed off tall building.

[@brianpowell6058]

Option E: Cup of plutonium tea.

[@pandaboy9517]

I vote gulag, higher standard of food and fairer administration

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Ukrazy Ukranazi Election:💩

[@saturn6563]

Option F: Prison

[@MM-tw7pu]

Hey, where the option for joining the Russian Federation? 🙄

[@gdewyg]

I never expected Russia to be scared of Ukraine in this way. Glory to Ukraine

[@davidcohen7106]

The Democrats will never allow Ukraine out of this nightmare. That would immediately pop the obvious question of how did we got here? Apparently it's because orange man bad.

[@hagdore]

@@davidcohen7106 What an extremely idiotic comment. How you figure that somehow the Democrats a dragging this on while shamelessly giving your beloved orange clown a plug is typical of your kind. No matter the topic, you'll always find a way.

[@rahimmajid647]

@@davidcohen7106 Umm... It seems like you're the only one that's making the war in Ukraine about the Dems and Spanky. How did we get here? We got here because Putin is a desperate dictator.

[@denelldawson7074]

@@davidcohen7106 you don’t put any blame on putin at all , his own people blame him but you don’t .

[@rockforester7908]

I don’t think it’s Ukraine that Russia fears.

[@fitsumareaya6710]

Even they say "no" verbally from their locked home, the soldiers definitely mark their votes "yes". So, that's called referendum.

[@t1n4444]

That's the sad part, Putin really believes the West will buy into this nonsense that these so called voters are desperate to live under Russian rule. Perhaps he hasn't noticed thousands of "putative Russian soldiers" are leaving Russia as fast as they can in any way they can. Clearly Putin doesn't really understand the West doesn't take Putin seriously anymore, except as a tin pot dictator who, like everyone else in this world will die, possibly sooner rather than later, and will be consigned to the dustbin of history. Russia will still be under sanctions and eventually the brighter politicos will come to understand it's better for nations to at least try to rub along together rather than wasting huge sums of cash on defence, better spent on improving life on Earth for everyone.

[@Coinmancer]

Never heard of a leader being such a coward they won’t admit it’s a war when invading… and play games like this to avoid reality.

[@t1n4444]

@james Deer Explain, if you can.

[@EricCartman915]

@james Deer yes I agree with what you said about Russian soldiers

[@Gta4isgarbage]

​@james Deer Lmao are you some russian sympathizer? literally going to every reply section pathetically 'roasting' people. go touch grass kid

[@galemartin9155]

Russia already has a demographics problem this will make it worse.

[@ruthdepew7212]

May justice prevail everywhere on Earth, in Ukraine, in Russia, in North Korea, in America...

[@davidcohen7106]

NATO promised support to Ukraine, if they broke the Minsk Agreement. They did and now NATO has the perfect excuse to start a war with Russia, while blaming them. This is nothing new. The Bolsheviks have been doing it for hundreds of years. "The __ cries out in pain, as he hits you."

[@sumiland6445]

💛💙 🌎 💙💛

[@bidenharrismadmagazinesper574]

Soon enough. The GOP is taking over once the election happens

[@CLM2204]

Only if We WakeUp To Humanitarian Rights .... It’s obvious now, that this Planet is being controlled by an Alien Race - in disguise of human bodies ... who are controlling our Brains

[@KeatonBonner]

It will.

[@marct9942]

A touch hypocritical, how the people either supported the "action" in Ukraine or did not care, now these same young men are running away. You get the government you deserve

[@jimbo43ohara51]

The rats are deserting a sinking ship.

[@alexkilgour1328]

Most likely they opposed it but lived in a country where you can't dissent, safely. So they stayed quiet. They are being presented with a damned if you do or don't, so now they are speaking up.

[@pokeman6543]

@@alexkilgour1328 this is 100%correct

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

Your a jerk. You don’t realize Putin has an entire infrastructure put in place to crack down, on you. They did care. They did not like it. There was nothing they could do. Same way America was in Iraq/Afganistan for 20 years.

[@Nico-zw9ud]

Get the government you deserve, what does that mean? Are you implying that the Russian people are responsible for Putin's actions? If yes, then you're a proper fool.

[@hakeemtheplace2959]

How the tables have turned. Run for your lives now.

[@kristofersigmarsson]

you say no you go to jail this is no fair

[@hannadegerlund3227]

Slava Ukrainai 🇺🇦 greetings from Finland

[@catalinacurio]

Kittos! 🇺🇦 🇫🇮 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tanusha6145]

Everything is like in 41, the whole of Europe unites in order to attack Russia again under fascist symbols. Europe = 4th rep

[@danielhermsendepalm5176]

🇫🇮❤🇳🇱❤🇺🇦🙃

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

And Canada 🇨🇦 The world stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@JTSA1234]

"What if you gave a war and nobody showed up"?

[@lrn5755]

So many old and young women supporting the war, even old men. What will you do when thousands of dead bodies, and in pieces, comes back to your homes? Be careful what you wished for.

[@AtheistReligionIsCancer]

Brave Iranian people rise up against islame 👍

[@NZobservatory]

My guess is these are the families of Russian government employees and attendance wasn't optional.

[@Michael-r3d]

Misandry at an all-time high

[@kingwithoutkingdom9270]

No one wants war

[@junesilvermanb2979]

DEATH TO WAR

[@Sendu7]

I can see a lot of Russian trucks getting flat tires and tanks having engine problems.

[@KC-rt4hp]

What tanks?😊

[@MM-tw7pu]

They will put couple of Chechns in every unit to sow fear into any would be deserter

[@gdewyg]

The same conscripts would be statistics in a few days to come

[@tribalypredisposed]

And just as surely murdered by Putin as any others of his victims in Ukraine. So many children will lose their fathers, wives their husbands, all just so Putin can pretend the war with Ukraine is not already lost.

[@tribalypredisposed]

@james Deer scared of barely trained poorly supplied and equipped Russians, many of them old and unfit for service, coming to fight alongside tanks literally from WWII? Ukraine already wiped out, killer or injured, most of the men in the best units the Russian military had to offer. Killing these conscripts will be like killing civilians dressed up to pretend they are soldiers for a party.

[@Bpg5012trick]

@james Deer Oh they most be very scared of untrained conscripts arriving in the Ukraine on tanks and armoured personal carriers and lorries built in the 50's and 60's and 70's. Just more cannon fodder for the Ukraine. They will be sent back to Russia holding on to the blown off turrets of those antique Russian tanks.

[@Bpg5012trick]

@james Deer

[@bid84]

@james Deer Haha James you pathetic little man 😅😅

[@1Kent]

No part of Ukraine is Russian territory, that obviously includes Crimea.

[@tanusha6145]

Kosovo is Serbia? Is northern cyprus Greece? Are the Falkland Islands England?

[@1Kent]

@james Deer time will tell.

[@wcc4269]

@james Deer Russian territory? Russia won't be a place in a few years.

[@Bpg5012trick]

@james Deer Most of Europe and parts of Russia was Nazi territory, don't remember the Nazis holding onto it or people saying.. "Well that's it then, there's nothing we can do about it!" .

[@Gus-op5ff]

@james Deer go be a loser, and play with your videogames.

[@sfmh18]

The interesting question is how many are fleeing. I hope it many, but if not, it matters little.

[@Bobby_Digital37]

Russian troops have been getting obliterated by Ukrainian troops. Their basically just going to the Ukrainian to become casualties and they know it. These new Russian kids/troops with little to no training will have even less of a chance than their predecessors. Putin has already lost this his war/vanity project that he estimated should have only lasted a few weeks at most.

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

You know how US media is they over exaggerate stories by a lot

[@larindanomikos]

Oh...?

[@sfmh18]

261.000 have fled Russia so far. That's significant.

[@jtjimtnz6993]

The best a safest protest is to leave the country.

[@thedaveandjimshow3809]

Russia knows how to help those airlines!

[@reecom9884]

In Russian if you protest against the war it’s a prison sentence, if you call it a “War” on social media or in public it’s a prison sentence, if you resist the conscription it’s a prison sentence, if you disobey an order to fight in Ukraine it’s prison sentence, if you surrender to Ukrainian forces when you are returned to Russia it’s a prison sentence; that’s why they are leaving.

[@beringstraitrailway]

I think depends on the exact wording of the protest. If you protest again Russia in Ukraine I'm sure that's fine.

[@pickledragonrebel]

Yep

[@xinceras-6542]

I guess airlines really will price gouge people in any situation.

[@ellenfaulkner7616]

They already are.

[@jamestyrer6067]

WHY WOULD ANYBODY RISK BEING KILLED FOR ONE MANS RIDICULOUS OBSESSION. FINISH IT UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@barbarapeller]

With God on your side, He is greater than a thousand armies. Go Ukraine!

[@calisto2735]

What about 1001 armies? 😅🤦‍♂

[@barbarapeller]

@@calisto2735, you get the point, with God on your side, victory is already won! There is no failure in Him!

[@iVyperion]

It's a shame that Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 (My Country) still have a Large Remaining Ruzzian Population even after it's Independence for 30 Years and they still remained, Allah knows why they remained rather than leaving Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, rampant corruption, rampant crimes and inflation has led to a Rising Emigration Rate in Ruzzia which still affect Ruzzia today.

[@Sharky1101]

“You have to give an answer verbally and the soldier marks the answer on a sheet” ==> so you say no, and he marks it at yes. Great referendum man!

[@almondmilktea9]

Poor Russian soldiers sacrificing your lives for nothing .. such dishonor

[@RobinaB530]

Let those 50,000 people who want the war go fight it. Men forced into conscription will have little heart for the fight.

[@CetinAmsterdam]

Z logo supports time to shine take your own bodybag Ukrainians are waiting 💪🏼🇺🇦

[@SuperAngelic5]

That dancing....in the context of what is happening right in front of them.

[@cc1k435]

Good sign that the Russian people are catching on about what needs to happen to Putin. 🤔

[@bizzjoe]

Pity NATO didn’t catch on when Putin told them stay the F**k out of Ukraine

[@oldbloke135]

Anyone in Russia genetically disposed towards independent thought, or fighting for what is right either got out, became an alcoholic or died in jail decades ago. What is left is a nation of noisy sheep. They bleat very loudly but still walk into the chute that leads to their inevitable, totally pointless deaths.

[@Lovedisillusion]

It’s too late!!

[@CmdSoda]

Nothing in the video suggests that the population is beginning to realize what to do AGAINST him. You seem to be dreaming.

[@CGplay186]

cc 1k like it matters Russian leader usually have stronger approach than previous, a leader can actually be worse then Putin way worse than death tolls be in millions and Ukraine on their knees. Is funny west think one leader gone will magically fix everything and next one will be like they want. If you want to be the ones setting the demand you actually have to invade Russia not just letting other fight for you

[@frankpinmtl]

"You have to answer verbally and they mark it on a sheet" - Donnie would love this kind of voting...

[@viperguyz]

Donnie: Stop the steal! Russia: Hold my beer 😂.

[@paulgill7222]

You got me cracking 🤣. Absolutely bang on.. the orange clown would have the biggest smile the likes of which you've never seen before.....🤣🤣🤣

[@goga5104]

My thought exactly. As Orange would say: "very savvy" 😅

[@bobcob3362]

But but trump

[@frankpinmtl]

@@bobcob3362 Bob - I think you really miss how deflection works. My comment was about Trump, it wasn't deflecting away. Is English your first language?

[@bekimon4993]

RUN!!! 🏃

[@R1GAMBLER]

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." - William J. Casey, CIA Director (1981)

[@Manuel-zo3wg]

What does Russia want from Ukraine

[@joelgaas858]

Fall of Putin and Russia! Slava Ukraine!

[@miriam7779]

Free Russia🕊️

[@EvilGrin]

This "mobilization" will backfire so incredibly badly it's funny again. How stupid do you have to be to hand a loaded gun to someone who you "recruited" against his explicit will to fight in a war zone. That might not work out the way you expect...

[@EvilGrin]

@Real Aiglon While I do not disagree in principle, I have to point out that all your examples are from eras when it was almost impossible to either flee or effectivly resist. The one example that would work are the Nazis, unfortunately we have quite a hard time evaluating who was forced and who was a volunteer, due to the fact that after the war nobody was a Nazi. But you are right in that revolting (or mutiny, in case of the Navy) is not always possible. And it also has to be considered that all the nations that actually practiced these recruitment strategies ( in case of the Navy there's the word "to be shanghai'd") badly damaged their own side massively. British Nobles complained to the admirality that their "press gangs" keep kidnapping their sevants, and the supporting industry was hurt so badly that "press gangs" had to be abolished because the Navi now had sailors, but no one to manufacture gun powder, guns and cannons anymore. Still a good argument, if you find more Nations that actually did succed with this practice, please do tell me!

[@morpheus2573]

The Russian Referendum question: Do you want to join Russia? OR A pair of poisoned underpants?

[@michaelwilliams714]

Alex, great job, thank u!

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

I can easily picture a race of more evolved beings from another place in our Universe, observing us human beings. All they need to come to the conclusion that we are a race _far_ behind still, intellectually, morally and spiritually, is to observe how _ONE_ of us has been allowed the power to wreak havoc and ruin for millions of others of us. And at this point in our human History, Pootin is that ONE. When will we learn...

[@TheWarriorofHonor]

never, humanity has never been keen on learning,It is false to say, that history repeats itself, but since we are still the very same species we were 10'000 years ago, we keep making the same misstakes...

[@larindanomikos]

There's more than one.

[@zerocochrane1713]

Still 99,9% of population lives only for the primary purpose of reproducing, that is the problem. There are too many of us, we are exhausting natural resources, we are fighting for better geo-political conditions, it is a delusion that seems to have entered a higher level of consciousness with all the technological advances. The one percent, the most intelligent, unique units, scientists, unfortunately, are not in power because it is not their nature. Even speaking out loud and the fact that reproducing at such a high pace is not very popular and criticized. The intelligent need to keep quiet and adapt. Each new generation repeats the same mistakes, only in a slightly different visual setting.

[@pickledragonrebel]

There's far more than one

[@skycloud7637]

Putin and Trump are falling apart at the same time...that worked out well.

[@vanhoff4620]

Russia invaded Ukraine and took Crimea during Obama's term. Trump gave weapons to Ukraine which Obama would not do. Putin feared Trump. Trump warned the EU that they were being very stupid to make themselves vulnerable with their "green agenda" by relying on oil and gas from Russia.

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ellyqueen8504]

Why are you not calling it gender based discrimination?

[@de6212]

Because its Russia. Everyone knows they are terrible there about discrimination

[@ellyqueen8504]

@@de6212 And I see you condone it by making excuses. They are quick to call discrimination when Iranian woman dies despite boys also dying there, but now suddenly avoid terms like 'gender based discrimination' for some reason 🤔

[@anovosedlik]

I feel extremely sad for Dmitri and extremely confused by the dance routine.

[@KC-rt4hp]

That's the old Russian dodge the mortar dance. Coming soon to a whole new battalion of ground hamburger.

[@LostandFoundTravel]

Look at all the smiles on their faces.

[@meomarte]

While the one month of military training promised is not enough to make soldiers and wreaks of desperation already, I don´t for a second believe they get even that.

[@marieseenyen2266]

Had enough of your wars

[@multidimensional_holographer]

putin forgot the golden rule of kleptocracy: don't wake up the beast

[@junesilvermanb2979]

WAR is the Child of GREED and PRIDE...

[@Phi1618033]

You can't have an army when you lose all of your military aged men.

[@brucehardy890]

You still have military age women....USE THEM.

[@ericconnor8419]

Russian Referendum: Do you want to join Russia? Yes No, but also Yes.

[@bolobalaman]

Never ? U mean never say never 😂

[@1p6t1gms]

Do not forget, many in Ukraine's fled their country at the beginning of this war... there are free thinking people everywhere on this planet.

[@peterwong5993]

yup, children, elderly, and of course men. But many Ukrainian choose to stay and fight, including women. Ironically, only very small amount of Ukrainian fled to Russia.

[@ellyqueen8504]

Yes 6 million women fled, some left behind their sons and husbands...

[@rerekotitarakoti6890]

Those fleeing Ukraine were called civilians and those fleeing Russia now are called cowards

[@1p6t1gms]

@@rerekotitarakoti6890 Or conscientious objectors, only a free people have this option to leave..., as a dictator would not allow this objection to war. Meaning, these people are the educated and more than likely understand what really started this special conflict resulting in escalating war. The people of Russia are free and not under dictator rule as the western news portrays, that is what this occurrence signifies here by them freely leaving. Besides, foreign news stations have already interviewed these people at their borders and broadcast it live... warmongers.

[@peterwong5993]

@@1p6t1gms freedom is a relative concept. Lack of freedom of press, freedom of speech, are few of the criteria showing that Russia is closer to the autocratic end of the democracy spectrum.

[@Jams90.]

Why aren’t those 50,000 people here rushing to join the military in Russia????

[@Slayer-33]

F'ing insanity.

[@kevinhealey6540]

Wise move.

[@kevinhealey6540]

Thanks to whoever, who gave me the high five.

[@CS-ph1yu]

After the second world war, Russia conducted free elections in my country Romania. Apparently the russian soldier was waiting in the voting cabin :))) they marked white chalk on the coast of opponent voters preparing them for a beating when they got outside. The results of the election were overwhelming pro Russian. I prefer the cold and hunger, i rather push my car around then to live true something like that. There is still good in Russia, I hope the russian soul did not perish white Dostoievski.

[@arthernandez2028]

"The warlike nations do not inherit the earth; they represent the decaying human element." - Norman Angell

[@kencornia3333]

Is this the beginning of the end for Putin’s regime in Russia? His secretary of defense has stated that Russia has only lost 5937 troops in Ukraine, but why then has Putin partially mobilized 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine? These are not war hardened troops, but instead many are very young or aging untrained individuals that are unprepared for war. Historically Russia has implemented a mobilization for war in WWI, WWII and now in 2022. Russia lost WWI, and it ended in the collapse of their government leading Russia into revolution. Russia largely won WWII because of the United States Lend-Lease Act that supplied the Soviet Union with 400k jeeps and trucks, 14,000 airplanes, 8,000 tractors, 13,000 tanks, 1.5m blankets, 15m pairs of army boots, 107k tons of cotton, 2.7m tons of petrol products and 4.5m tons of food. Now in 2022, the United States Lend-Lease Act is being used to support Ukraine. There is a good chance that Putin’s continued reckless actions will lead his regime and Russia down the path of a WWI outcome. Russian troops are currently suffering from low morale in Ukraine, but things will be getting much worse. Winter is coming to Ukraine, and Russia cannot equip or clothe the Russian army which will lead to devastating results for these poor mobilized Russian 300,000 men. Putin is a sadly misguided KGB dinosaur from the past that has wandered into a Ukrainian tar pit with no way out, and his actions will continue to become more desperate until he is removed from power. Russians are now protesting the military mobilization, but let’s hope they will be in the streets protesting the atrocities the Russian military is committing on the Ukrainian people and the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

lying wont help. the human loss is closing in on 100k. that is why they have called for draft but that wont help as military dont see logic in the fight. you can see in the forced referendum. the plan was doomed to fail right from the get go. they have been there for more than 8 years now. if small group at the borders want to be part of russia. depending on their size something can be done( either move them to russia or have part of ukraine have their own nation like it has been done to serbia,montenegro,croatian belt. ------ ukraine cant part away with 15% of its land.

[@htproductions8104]

They'll call them cowards, but we all know there the real heroes.

[@CaptainChaooooos]

Imagine what it would look like here is the draft was ever reinstated. There aren’t enough airplanes to carry all the deserters.

[@Hollergirlohio]

Please keep in mind that the drafted soldiers and half of the soldiers that are fighting are fighting against their will. God bless all effected and may God prevail over all.

[@veronikam8161]

Nobody cares, if they went and rally Moscow instead of fleeing, they would make a difference.

[@PaLaS0]

@james Deer As someone from EU who has contacts to friends in Russia, it is true, and more than a decent amount of them will have forceful drafts, just like most other countries would.

[@Hollergirlohio]

@james Deer no because I know people in Russia that this could happen too.

[@xosmani]

People that are for war must be sent in the front. Maybe they can change mind.

[@t.r.campbell6585]

Do not offer these individuals asylum in the United States. Do not offer these individuals the opportunity to come here. This is a European war involving two neighboring states in other than profiting from the sale of weapons and testing new weapons the United States much day far, far away from the European conflict. Finland has already closed off their border with Russia. They are not allowing illegal men from Russia to enter that country. Something the United States might want to copy.

[@markus8143]

You always can go to Ukraine from Russia, all you do is prepare Draft Solider then escape and surrender to Ukrainian soldiers quickly and possible avoid gets a shot and tell them where the really Russian Soldiers are. Hope it’s can trick at Putin’s head again.

[@immortalityIMT]

1:57 You wish you could dance like that, America.

[@goga5104]

Today they flee from mobilisation to your country, tomorrow they hold annexation referendum... 😁

[@jaymac7203]

Not one car has a "Z" on it anymore. Where did all that loud patriotism go? Pathetic.

[@bravelyHomoSapien]

Looks like Putin was fed the wrong secret documents😅

[@wilfriedholscher7029]

Don't let Putin loving GOP get a hold of the Government. VOTE 💙 VOTE BLUE IN ROEVEMBER

[@Joe-fu3sl]

There is no red and blue in Russia it's Russia it shouldn't even be a red and blue in America it was red white blue people forgot that and here we are blue in Russia if you know your history a little bit you'll realize that war in Russia is going to go on for a very long time that Russians on both sides to train and Russia is all part of the Soviet Union before 1991 you got Russians fighting Russians they are all the same people don't forget that it's more like a Civil War and the only problem is it probably wouldn't have happened if NATO and kept the word in 1991 we wouldn't have a war right now it's not about Ukraine it's just where the battle is taking place remember those are Russians fighting against Russians in 30 years ago that was all Russian

[@PocketMarmo04]

Fight or Flight. It would seem most Russian men are choosing - Flight. First Class. With champagne. And a movie.

[@markdesign6839]

Most Russians supported Putin,ignored the war....until they have to pay the price! - moral at its lowest

[@bearg4019]

Lmfao...he should really listen to his people...and ..just get out of Ukraine and everything will be fine..

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

Everything wont be fine, Russia doesnt want NATO take control of Ukraine, Russia has every right to defend their borders and interests. America would react the same way if China put troops and nuclear missiles in Mexico or South America

[@murderedbypoguesandparasit8988]

@@Wolverine-ky9gk Sure thing, Vlad....lol.

[@jerski14344]

@@Wolverine-ky9gk Russia a member of CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organiztion) Ukraine is not a member of any military pact. Russia has right, Ukraine has none? 🤡

[@huongMai-qz5sd]

@@Wolverine-ky9gk yes, protect your country, by invasion the other countries without the weapons and against 30 members of NATO. This stupid Evil Putin is genocide his people. Putin needs in the front line to protect his country.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@Wolverine-ky9gk WHO IS TAKING CONTROL OF UKRAINE MAN? NATO IS JUST A GROUP OF NATIONS WHERE EVEN RUSSIA WAS ASKED TO JOIN JUST TO AVOID THIS. ----------- UKRAINE WANTS TO BE ITS OWN NATION WITH ITS OWN BRAIN. NATO HAS ZERO INTEREST IN RUSSIA. IT WAS ALREADY IN POLAND WHEN USSR WAS AROUND. ANYTHING HAPPENED? NOTHING. ----------- ALASKA IS BORDERING RUSSIA. IS RUSSIA PARANOID ABOUT USA THERE? IT WAS PURCHASED BY AMERICA. -----------

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Maybe if Shortstack Vladdy would lead the battle from the front instead of hiding behind a 20 meter desk just to meet someone, people would be more inspired... or not. This war is Vladdy's folly from the beginning 🤷‍♂

[@tanusha6145]

You are probably talking about the clown-president Zelensky, I understand correctly.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

@@tanusha6145 You did not understand correctly 😄

[@francisdec1615]

Zelensky has at least been close to the front many times. Coward and mass murderer Stalin was also never near the front. That's Russia in a nutshell.

[@tanusha6145]

@@ChrisAlbertH47 Why? Everything that you write about absolutely fits Zelensky's actions.

[@calisto2735]

@@tanusha6145 He wrote "Vladdy" though... How did you "understand" Zelensky. Back to school with you, mongrel! Or to the front! 😁

[@wilfriedholscher7029]

Putin and Trump are one and the same. VOTE BLUE 🌊

[@vstar7196]

These are the people who should be staying and protesting for Putin’s dismal. But rather, they chose to run away.

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

So, what's the difference between a draft and the forced conscription of unwilling, untrained civilians and forcing them to fight with little or no equipment against a motivated, well equipped and battle hardened opponent?

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

THEY HAVE NOT LEARNT THEIR LESSONS. SLAUGHTERED IN WORLD WAR 2. AND HAVE THEY OFFICIALLY THANKED USA FOR SAVING THEM? THE COLD WAR RUINED THE ECONOMY. RUSSIA IS HUGE AS IS AND IS STILL LARGEST BY LAND EVEN NOW. ----------- RUSSIAN PEOPLE MUST COME OUT EN MASSE TO STOP THIS. ---------- THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE AFTER WHOLE USSR COME TO THINK OF IT AND NOT JUST TARGET UKRAINE. --------- THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. --------- NOW MORE NEEDLESS SORROW TO FOLLOW ON BOTH SIDES. RUSSIA MIGHT HAVE ALREADY LOST CLOSE TO 100K. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP AT THIS POINT AND NOT ESCALATE. --------- ALSO BRAIN WASHING RUSSIAN PEOPLE SAYING THREAT TO THEIR COUNTRY MASKING THEIR LOSSES IN THIS HAPLESS WAR. --------- THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE ARE EQUALLY TO BE BLAMED FOR THEIR BLIND SUPPORT AS THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR THE UGLY TRUTH. BUT AS BODIES COME HOME IT WILL SINK IN DRASTICALLY. --------- AND ECONOMIC SET BACK WILL BE SEVERE SOON IF IT WONT STOP. IT IS ALREADY VERY BAD SETTING BACK RUSSIA IN TERMS OF ADVANCEMENT BY A DECADE AT LEAST.

[@Bpg5012trick]

You're being sent to the Ukraine as cannon fodder, by a leader who doesn't care if you live or die. Where you will die in a country in an umarked grave and will never see Russia again. There will be no monument built to say how many Russian soldiers gave their life's in the Ukraine, as it would to embarrassing for Putin.

[@brianpowell6058]

Could you explain the difference between a draft and forced conscription, they really do seem to be identical to me.

[@MM-tw7pu]

I wouldn’t call Ukrainians battle hardened. They are also FORCED to fight civilians as any military aged men was never allowed to leave Ukraine. A lot of them aren’t probably trained either but those from the west and central regions of Ukraine are probably motivated to fight. Those from the East and southern areas don’t support them and probably would fight or fight for the LPR or DPR militias with the Russians

[@user-uw1cn9dt6y]

wow russia just turned into a cheap knock-off of north korea. that party in moscow is rocking. look at all the fun having people!

[@mikejose4186]

Don't let them come!

[@brendaechols5929]

I don't blame them.

[@ethanrichardson126]

Putin is not worth dying for !

[@richardshirley2786]

A lot of these people supported the war, until it became personal.

[@pastuh]

300$ become 8000$ Wtf.

[@miercoles-3]

Russians citizens going AOL already

[@gilbertcuoco]

They agreed to the war before. Now they are backing down. The rule should be "do not agree to a war you're not willing to fight yourself".

[@nova_verse6284]

A very desperate escape to flee this insanity.

[@mamalouise1947]

That video of soldiers dancing like that looks like something from a metal gear solid game.

[@nigeltufnel9525]

Can Putin draft Tucker Carlson?

[@blitzroehre1807]

A reputable German newspaper called up the Finland-Russia border post and the officer there stated there was only slightly more traffic than usual. BUT, instead there are huge lineups ath the border crossing between Russia and Georgia they found out.

[@edwinnakamura1726]

If it was trump…..his bone spurs be acting up!!

[@sergeant_salty]

how did Biden avoid the Vietnam War? no one ever talks about that. did Biden get deferments?

[@davidcohen7106]

🦆Football Player,> Lifeguard Joe Biden received 5 Medical Military Deferments excusing him from going to Vietnam .. Joe did not even have one single Bone Spur.🤡

[@carloscarlos7044]

You really got a bad case of Trump derangement syndrome to bring him up in a story that hasn't got a thing to do with him . Trump got Pfizer to get us a covid vaccine but we need one for Trump derangement syndrome

[@JFergel]

@@sergeant_salty how does biden correlate to drumpf's cowardice?

[@sergeant_salty]

@@JFergel idk, how many deferments did Biden get?

[@Ping758]

Putin is calling for the price hike.

[@AgentLynch616]

My concern is all these Russians leaving will settle in another country then putin will try to liberate them again . 🤔 everywhere they go, trouble always follows

[@klasniysafaris5963]

The suffering in my country will make me accept the draft quickly.

[@ibelievethesecret80]

I hate how people talk about “no freedom” in my country Canada.. go to Russia and Ukraine and you’ll see what no freedom really means! These poor guys! Voting is supposed to be confidential!

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

terrific.

[@sowalive314]

Russia is a country of glory and a long history of courage and sacrifices, but the invasion of Ukraine is a crime and a disgrace. It is the duty of university students in Russia to protest every day against war and aggression. It is the duty of school and university students, and they are the heart of Russia ✌️

[@tanusha6145]

Do you consider it a shame the US invasion of Serbia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria? There are millions of victims from the American army.

[@sowalive314]

@@tanusha6145 Crime does not justify crime !

[@tanusha6145]

@@sowalive314 It is especially wonderful when a crime is judged by a criminal who commits absolutely the same.

[@sowalive314]

@@tanusha6145 Try to convince the children of Ukraine coz am too old to understand !

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@tanusha6145 That statement is incorrect and you seem to have not read history properly. usa is supporting one of the factions( the faction that want a democracy). of all those middle-east nation you have mentioned. Also none of them have any great resources for US to exploit, if that was their motive. -------------- And mostly these factions came seeking US help to start with. There are no millions of losses. those are bogus numbers.

[@SuperpowerBroadcasting]

They’re not protesting the war. They’re just mad they have to do it themselves

[@MrLeetec]

Don’t leave your country! Go on the streets and join the protesters to stop this insane war!

[@varyolla435]

Cue _"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road..........."_ 🎶🎶🎶