Why Russians fleeing conscription won't find it easy to obtain asylum | DW News

During an traditional evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow plans to mobilize more troops for a major offensive. Shortly before New Year's Eve, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov had warned Russians the Kremlin was working on another conscription drive, planning to impose martial law and close the border to Russian men to prevent them from leaving.
Russia's partial mobilization, launched on September 21, 2022, has not yet been officially concluded. This is only the case when Russian President Vladimir Putin designs a decree to this end, which so far he has not.
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[@dwnews]

Dear viewers, due to an error, the video above shows the wrong date for the interview with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics. Please note that the correct date is 22.10.2022. We apologize for the mistake. Sincerely, DW

[@pansepot1490]

Better pin the comment so viewers can see it.

[@onlyme219]

No worries 👍

[@EverlastGX]

Got it

[@BeaverZer0]

Pin the comment or noone will see this

[@markcummings6856]

@Shaun McCarthy you’re an error.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

"I support the mobilization" says the guy far far away from the front line, what he is saying is that he supports that others fight and die.

[@ev.c6]

😂 true

[@throughput6674]

This is just like people in the west. sending weapons and calling for others to go fight for their feelings /beliefs

[@sykaax]

I can explain to you. With a 99% chance this guy is from the police or the secret police and he knows that Putin will not send him to war because he is needed to fight the protesters and therefore he supports the mobilization.

[@wolfgangemmerich7552]

No wonder , a lot of western russians have a second citizenship and 2nd Passport an familymembers in wester european contrys. Its quiet the same if you asking some russians outside russia : I support the special military operation .... this folks left his homeland for the reasons to live in democrathy , enyoing every social system benefitts & earn good money ... but never want to life in russia under russian surcomstances.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

@@throughput6674 Tell your dictator not to invade a country.

[@BoggWeasel]

The way Russia's carrying on you'd think Ukraine invaded Russia and not vice versa.....

[@sykaax]

haha well

[@farmergiles1065]

That's exactly the message that Putin is trying to convey. It tells you something about the possibility of reasoning with Putin. (Reason doesn't enter into it.)

[@farmergiles1065]

@@thakuranuraganand738 If you really think I'm behind Putin, you're mistaken. If not, I've been trolled before without pain. And in any case, make up your own mind about things. I'm no less able to express my views than you, but personal attacks simply show a lack of thought and respect. How you behave is all yours.

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

When their entire foreign policy for 300 years is based on exploiting and brutalizing their neighbors, it's "injustice" when those neighbors finally bite back. Bully mentality at the macro scale.

[@secularsekai8910]

@@thakuranuraganand738 Victory? How are explosive grocery prices, limited travel, lost international trust and mass funerals “victory”? 🤨

[@dubsar]

7:04 "It's up to the authorities to decide." NOW THEY DECIDE THAT YOU DIE FOR THEM.

[@AN31DO01RR96]

After all, death is part of life. What difference does it make when and how you die? In the end we all die! said the Russian slave. 🙂

[@pwn5047]

Zelensky closed the borders for men, they are now hostages there. The only choice is to die or go to jail..

[@dubsar]

@@pwn5047 Ukraine os being attacked by a foreign country. That's different. Russia is using its population as a weapon to keep the rich gangsters in the Kremlin.

[@pwn5047]

​@@dubsar before the war in Ukraine. Ukraine is the most corrupt and oligarchic state in Europe. now it is the light of democracy. incredible.

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

Yeah, what a weakling!

[@omidpourhossein]

"We tried to negotiate with Ukraine but their negotiators refused to die after we poisoned them. They are completely unreasonable!" -- V. Putin, 2022

[@vietnguyen8069]

Russia must completely leave Ukraine before any negotiation as Russia invaded Ukraine

[@chriswebb4162]

Even when drugged they refused to fall out of their hotel windows 😊

[@pepoqoio7973]

Seems that the Ukrainians know the Russians to well from the good old Soviet time.

[@Manofthehour2050]

🤣😅

[@Sin3xtreme]

@@vietnguyen8069 the areas that Russia hold predominantly speak Russian and support Russia anyway and have since Ukraine left Russia that's 29.59% of Ukraine

[@somewhrntm]

I’m so glad that my husband moved two and a half years ago to be with me in the US!

[@ellastarrr1st149]

The US Stinks!

[@somewhrntm]

@@ellastarrr1st149 do you, or have you, lived or visited in the US?

[@Jebusmike3]

According to some he should have stayed so he can protest with futility.

[@somewhrntm]

@@Jebusmike3 2.5 years ago was COVID. No war then.

[@Jebusmike3]

@@somewhrntm Do you think he should have stayed if he had decided to move during the war?

[@gelraldoldo5152]

“Didn’t effect my area, many men were taken to the front” you mean it didn’t effect you personally in your area…

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

6:42 She says "life has changed for the better". I'm sure that lady doesn't have a son conscripted and sent to the front lines.

[@kathrynletchford5114]

She is clearly lying, to avoid trouble.

[@patverum9051]

Life changed for the better thanks to the West paying billions for gas and oil, without it you'd be poor,as you will find out in a few months.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

@@kathrynletchford5114 Russians don't have to be positive about the war. They can be ambivalent and/or refuse to comment. There were also several people in the video who said the war was a bad idea, without directly criticising Putini or his regime.

[@31redorange08]

@@GonzoTehGreat No one knows for sure what can be said without consequences. Why do you think she lied?

[@frankyymilkyy9001]

there are mothers who encourage their sons to go to war, and expect $$$ from the government if they are killed

[@nae6ix]

Iranian women are braver than Russian men. Standing up against a government they disagree with and sometimes offering their lives for the cause ❤ it’s incredibly brave and commendable 👏🏽

[@evulclown]

Yup, Russians are cowards and bullies.

[@user-ld6is4ni3d]

As if some of the Russian men aren't doing that....

[@ShhhHhhhz]

venuzuelans are braver too.. see where it got them. sanctions removed from maduro's regime just recently

[@thakuranuraganand738]

the day Ukrainians become brave enough to throw zelensky into prison will be the day bravery can be defined

[@friendoftellus5741]

Yes; shame on those cowards !!!!

[@123abx8]

You can see how scared the Russian citizens are to answer the question of the report.

[@philliphall5198]

Yep there scared shitless and they know how it works But when they are sent to front they will die

[@JJA_88]

Check out the 1420 channel on KZbin. Very interesting.

[@shanewoody4232]

The Russian tsars have always been cruel to their subjects

[@ianwhitehead3086]

Noveau Steelman

[@A3Kr0n]

We probably should, too. They're just not doing anything yet.

[@simonscowled9925]

#1: Iranian youth protested openly for women's rights, 500 protestors were killed and not a thing changed

[@PrivateWalker]

500K raw recruits is one thing - supplying them with the materials to fight is quite another.

[@Caseshells123]

Training too

[@ghostlightx9005]

They have shovels!

[@markmierzejewski9534]

Russia will supply those troops with the equipment the previous troops who died who these guys will fill their shoes .. it’s an endless cycle

[@creepycraiyons3519]

Well. This IS a country notorious for sending barefoot troops with no training or equipment to war only to be told it was their responsibility to SCAVENGE for weapons and supplies from fallen friends and foes.

[@creepycraiyons3519]

Let’s not forget that the Russian people are NOT the enemy. Pray for them as well.

[@bennachreiner3718]

I always find it funny that they rarely take the time to visit communities outside of Moscow. Its kind of like asking citizens of the Capitol how the rest of the district's (from the hunger games) enjoy sending their resources far away and their children to die. Actually, that's exactly what it is. Not to say there aren't good people who oppose the war in Moscow , but it does continues to perpetuate that only the imperial capital matters.

[@AA-cf4es]

That's not a bad point, actually. Even here, the first guy was not from Moscow but from Saint-Petersburg -- and yet the so-called expert is talking from the Moscow point of view.

[@ssssaa2]

Dude nobody from western organizations ever go to the rest of Russia.

[@DerDudelino]

Which can be avoided - a Russian KZbinr said if they don't give you your draft order personally, they also can't punish you. Let's hope this somehow spreads to Russia - hide your kids, when some military officer knocks on the door if you don't want them to be send to Ukraine to very likely not survive.

[@edsonmawalla4203]

@@DerDudelino they can do that but when nato puts its missiles 30 minutes from Moscow they wish they did

[@Bob-nd2mr]

Check out Daniils 1420 ...youtuber Orain Daniils ..feckin brave...check out "what rural russians think" ...Dostyovesky would recognise the village i,m sure ...Daniils would make a brilliant film maker

[@flotiggy]

Imagine those half-a-million men, crossing back in to Russia, and marching on Moscow. That's more than Putin/the Kremlin could deal with.

[@Pointi69]

They are not smart enough for this move.

[@jesus2621]

thats why you are watching youtube and not doing something usefull

[@flotiggy]

@@Pointi69 I know, that's why I said 'imagine'.

[@Dizle81]

@@Pointi69 they are smart that's why they don't do it

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

Russians, surrender! You will see your home again! This is N O T Y O U R W A R Join your German comrades. They understand your S U F F E R I N G*, and will care more for you than your own officers, who are only sending you to your death. The Third Reich is *N O T Y O U R E N E M Y*. The *E N E M Y is B L O O D T H I R S T Y S T A L I N and his K G B kin who have stolen

[@briank.6482]

Last thing Latvia needs is a lot of "Russian Speaking People" there to give Putin a need to "protect Russian speaking people" - let them stay in Russia, perhaps these are the only people that will stand up to Putin

[@tinytownsoftware3837]

@@miriamweller812 A quarter of the population is not "super small".

[@freefalling6960]

@@miriamweller812 yeah they are just waiting until they are 51% so they can rejoin russia

[@ant318]

@@miriamweller812 better they move back to Russia. To keep Latvia safe.

[@crp5591]

@@tinytownsoftware3837 Miriam was referring to the overall Latvia population being small... *to be fair, the syntax is a bit off.

[@robertsmith5744]

@@miriamweller812 ????????

[@jimmy.christian]

Other countries: Citizens live their life Russian: Die as fertiliser

[@flakcannonhans6170]

There is a reason why the is a road in Russia called "The Road of Bones"

[@olliefoxx7165]

Nato countries have bombed/invaded/occupied Serbia, Iraq TWICE, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and other places. Right now American troops are in Syria illegally occupying Syrian territory and oilfields. The Nato countries occupied Iraq and Afghanistan for almost 20 years. As a result of Nato bombing/attacking Libya thete is no govt and humans are sold in slave markets. Maybe you should learn why Russia doesn't want Nato on its borders.

[@DJJOOLZDE]

@@olliefoxx7165 As someone who lives in a NATO country, i can tell you i'd for sure want to be on some frontline fighting a bloody war struggling to survive instead of living this comfort.. err, horrible horrible life that i do in this god-forsaken oppressive NATO country. You can't even imagine the horror when my favorite brand of coffee is sold out.

[@pretendtheresaname9213]

@@olliefoxx7165 Pretty sure Russia didn't want borders with the west since before all of that happened... because the country is under a crazy dictatorship that wishes to remain this way, not because the government cares about their citizens.

[@righthandstep5]

@@olliefoxx7165 wrong comrade

[@sasharama5485]

I have mixed feelings towards people leaving Russia. Russia didn't start being oppressive on February 24 in 2022. It started much earlier.. so it was fine until many were called to join the military? they couldn't bare to stay there? What about all the opposition people being poisoned, killed before? Was that not enough? Wasn't that scary enough? I heard too many times "it does not effect me, so i don't care"...

[@sykaax]

Well, you know, for example, the German government does not agree with you. Even today they do not give asylum to Russian people with the wording "We see no danger for you in Russia and the fact of mobilization does not mean risks for you." Ie war is not a risk to life according to their logic. That is, this is happening now, the German government does not give asylum. What do you think they said before the war? They always said no no no no and no. About a few percent, I believe, of those who applied for asylum received asylum.

[@skibididopyesdop]

Because Russian mentality is just one thing: sweep problems under the carpet by intoxicating yourself with vodka.

[@righthandstep5]

@@skibididopyesdop and denying accountability for 400 years.

[@Maerra7]

Leaving your country is not easy. Learning a new language? Leaving your whole family behind? Then there's finances, paperwork, locating a job, housing, etc. It's really, really hard.

[@viridianacortes9642]

Russia is actually facing a lot of problems with depopulation. A lot of it’s younger people and people with education/job skills leave the country when they get a job in other countries. Also, couples are not having kids due to the political and war climate. This is one of the reasons Russia is facing a big recession from the war.

[@frankmacskasy881]

Reminds me of young Americans who fled to Canada to avoid the draft and being sent to the meat-grinder in Vietnam...

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

get out the fountain damn hippies...I remember the stories

[@teresabenson3385]

@@XxxXxx-fm3wo 🤣🤣🤣

[@akeleven]

The man that said he supported the operation while his eyes said no no no.

[@TheLalangue]

you should read their social media where they cheer every new attack on Ukrainian residential buildings and infrastructure, very eye opening. Let's not fool ourselves. The majority of russians support this war, otherwise it wouldn't even happen in the first place.

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

If peaceful protest is ineffective, more direct action is required.

[@JP-xd6fm]

Yes, they all should present themselves as voluntary to be sent, so they will provide them with guns that they can use to fight the regime!

[@eksbocks9438]

Pretty much. This myth was pushed on us because of Martin Luther King and Gandi. The truth is, MLK didn't create Civil Rights. President Johnson and Congress did.

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

In the worlds of Bevis from MTV "fire, fire, yeah fire"!

[@peterpan408]

If the people turn on the police (violently), the police may turn on the regime.. or walk away from thier posts.

[@toke7560]

Their enemy to peace is the Police force.

[@Zenny89]

The amount of Russians allowed in Thailand..I won’t be surprised if one day Putin says..Thailand is part of Russia🤣

[@evulclown]

It's how they operate, they will corrupt Thailand with crime and regime change.

[@ThuyNguyen-ec1rb]

He is not live that long ,

[@murraythomas6783]

@@ThuyNguyen-ec1rbI entirely agree. As a frequent traveller to Thailand I have long since stopped visiting Phuket which seems to be totally run….if not owned by Russians. From what the local Thai’s say they are mostly criminal class that bring nothing but trouble. I guess with enough money the Thai government (& most other governments) can turn a blind eye.

[@keithwallace1665]

There overrunning Thailand and theres no communication with them as there English isnt up to much and they have problems in shops ect as english is what the Thais speak to foreigners

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Lol. I wonder if his annexation of Thailand will occur before or after his annexation of Alaska.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

The "Russians" in the comments cant wait. They love mobilization.

[@haroonmarikar]

Russian " I am apolitical " . Now they pay the price for their ostrich attitude .

[@paulgibbon5991]

Dictators love people who "don't care about politics". They remove themselves from the equation, and give more power to a relatively small hardcore of fanatics. You can also look at the war on voting waged by Trumplicans in America.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

They should march on the kremlin instead and end this madness.

[@friendoftellus5741]

Well said !!!

[@whiterollone]

They won't. Most of them like this madness.

[@evulclown]

Country of Serf sheep and always have been, they love punching the innocent and claiming to be the victims. They won't help themselves out of their own mess because they think they're superior and deserving of others to fix them when they're in the gutter trying to pull everyone down to their brutal level with them and the concept of helping each other climb out of the gutter is a vile foreign thought.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@whiterollone indoctrination is really annoying

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Kremlin is Vacant. It would have been bombed long ago.

[@dreamwalker2267]

It's not always the case that someone who refuses to serve in the military is opposed to Putin and his administration. For instance, in Russia, all those young, hardliner men who blog about the conflict do not want to enlist in the military. They will flee as soon as conscription hits them.

[@superhumantrueman]

@@breakfast00club..11 lol look up the battle of Kasham

[@superhumantrueman]

@@breakfast00club..11 Again, look up the battle of Kasham, then you wouldn't trust Wagner to guard Taco Bell. tw at

[@peabase]

@@breakfast00club..11 Oh dear, you didn't look up the Battle of *Khasham.

[@timonsolus]

@@breakfast00club..11 : You mean, Mexican drug cartels need Wagner mercenaries to fight against the Mexican army and police. Wagner fights for foreign countries, but only those that can pay well.

[@breakfast00club..11]

@Tim Smith so does Ukraine. And they have all of NATO and billions of US $$ and still lost .. facts are facts timmy

[@acmb6763]

Putin now has an excuse to invade all these other countries; “to save Russians” 😂

[@romielee6668]

It is like these fleeing population will use as an excuse by Russia and later will ask to have a separate land for Russian and then join or annex by Russia😂

[@acmb6763]

@@romielee6668 exactly!!! 😂

[@j.b.3502]

@@acmb6763 Well, long as these countries are not mass murdering russians they have nothing to fear. ukraine decided it was a good idea to bombard cities for years. RU told them to stop but they ignored.

[@charlyvanbuuren2947]

@@j.b.3502 Bull!

[@hizzlemobizzle]

Yes that is standard Russian policy.

[@Scotland2306]

Someone get that last man some directions to the recruitment office.

[@Zman44444]

As a Latvian, I support individuals looking to escape from Russia. However I’m on the fence about Russians settling in Latvia. We’re already under the eyes of Putin because of the Russian population here. What happens when Putin thinks he can invade again and he sees a ton of Russians in Latvia/Baltics? I hope the best for Russians fleeing. But leave, completely. So to South America or something.

[@rnik8156]

it will lead to WW3, sadly at Latvian territory

[@viktorias63]

Don't be so welcome, they're a Trojan horse everywhere they go

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Less dissatisfied Russians in Russia = easier for Putin to control rest of Russians. HOW fled Russians from abroad will CALM DOWN Putin and Z-supporters? In no way. That means letting Russians out is helping Putin.

[@Pointi69]

Maybe throw the russians out? Better safe than sorry 🤷‍♂️

[@stc3145]

Throw the Russian colonists out

[@netiturtle]

Anyone who went to protests against the war deserves asylum imho, same for less active but still against the war and Kremlin regime. But many of them are in favor, as long as death and destruction doesn't reach themselves. I don't see any reason to house the couch Z's in Europe. Question is how do you differentiate the two

[@z.t.500]

Corrent on both points. And the sad answer is that you require very strong evidence from any individual that they have stood up to the regime, and if they fail to prove it, they should automatically be considered a security threat.

[@edwarddeere4925]

Problem is that they’re in jail

[@AL-mc9ht]

Unfortunately, there are very few who are against the war. A lot of them are now pretending they are because of fear of the draft. As far as I know they can all be fertilizer. They are either pro war or were complacent and are now running. Tough luck, orcs.

[@fisherflush]

i tell you how you can defferentiate one russian from another ... First you can give them a some kind of simbol in their chests, but before that they can live in concentration camp and before living, Europe must be sure that now they have a right mindset...its easy ...germany can help with that

[@KSfreaky]

you don't want to save ukranians and also have 5%-10% russian population. that will only lead to russia's attack on your country. that's how russia did it, does it and will continue to do. wake up, mister penguin.

[@adamandsteve13]

I would love to move somewhere from Russia, Even when everything ends, we will be left with brainwashed population.

[@timothyswag3594]

Too late for that.

[@viridianacortes9642]

Get out while you can dude. Trust me. You don’t want to stay there. It doesn’t matter wether Russia wins or loses. Russia is going to be hit by some hard times.

[@Mange070]

@@viridianacortes9642 I agree. Leave at once if you can.

[@edsonmawalla4203]

@@Mange070 abandoning your country is the worst thing you can do

[@randyboisa6367]

@@viridianacortes9642 DUDE! DUDE, DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDDDDE!

[@jasonhodge2597]

Maybe it’s time Russian people took some responsibility for their government doing these things in their name

[@noneofyourbusiness4830]

What exactly do you want them to do? Go to jail en masse?

[@MrPolandball]

@@noneofyourbusiness4830 they can’t fill up every prison

[@eddypan8]

I wonder if the guy and his wife will still support it when he gets drafted? Or when they start drafting from Moscow?

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

I was thinking exactly that. He would soon change his mind.

[@eddypan8]

@@stewedfishproductions7959 he'd soon be jumping over the nearest border fence after bribing a Russian border guard.

[@maghambor]

The important thing is that he should perish on the battlefield. Well deserved.

[@adamandsteve13]

that guy already should be fighting in the trenches and not walking around in Moscow

[@wolfgangemmerich7552]

.... until september 2022 was 1 out of 250 killed russians a russian from the areas west from the ural / europen part of russia. Russian Government prefare to send the ,, Russian Kolonial Soldiers" from the eastern outskirts instead the ethnik slavik western russian.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

The Latvian government official babbling about Russia being "not that oppressive" should voluntarily waive diplomatic immunity and go protest in Moscow and see what happens. Couldn't be anything that bad, right?

[@terrancepylatuk6689]

Russia has conceived hate in me . Never ever experienced this feeling b4.

[@CHMichael]

Are you 5 years old?

[@pierre-charlesleonhart8357]

@@CHMichael Also, you look like you work at RadioShack mate

[@larrysteinke1839]

@@CHMichael War crimes and genocide can have that effect on people.

[@viktorias63]

@@CHMichael how much rubels do you get for this bs?

[@terrancepylatuk6689]

@@CHMichael I'm a 12 yrs old living in a 69 year old alcoholic body . Unable to comprehend todays world . I'm born Canadian with ukrainian roots . What is going on ?

[@yosecretsquirrel]

The irony of this war is that Russia is sealing it's own demise when you consider it was already facing a demographic crisis that would lead to a financial crisis as well.

[@oleg.lyamin]

Except all this will transpire only long-term, it won't stop Russia from winning in Ukraine.

[@Mike-tg7dj]

Wow! That's messed up man.

[@Joe-ft4qm]

"I'm not convinced that things are so oppressive there that no one can take to the streets"... "an elderly woman was thrown from a bus for speaking out against the war"

[@TheLalangue]

The thing is - that women was thrown out of the bus by her fellow citizens, not the authorities of any kind. Which proves not the fact of oppressions, but the fact that the majority of russians support this war to such extreme point. Not only "poor russians" are not afraid to speak (as many people write here in the comment section), but contrary to that - they are ready to act and throw people out of the bus for speaking their mind. Let's not fool ourselves.

[@Joe-ft4qm]

@@TheLalangue I've seen a lot of videos of Russians being dragged away by the authorities just because they held up blank pieces of paper in protest. Even in China they're allowed to hold up blank pieces of paper. Russia is worse than China.

[@TheLalangue]

@@Joe-ft4qm Well, they can overthrow their government, they literally have weapons now. But they prefer to use those weapons against Ukrainians, but not Putin. Look at the Iranian women, look at Maidan in 2014, what's their excuse? My point is - let's not build this false narrative about poor russians being oppressed and BECAUSE OF IT they come to Ukraine to kill. They come because they want to, let's be honest.

[@noneofyourbusiness4830]

Different people said these things.

[@ric5683]

0:11 not a soul under 25. BTW have you seen Putin's challenger? Thats what happen when you oppose the regime. No way any citizen will protest when they see ppl going to jail for it.

[@Bubble998Grunge]

I mean, from a strategic perspective, wouldn't it make more sense to make it easier for Russian conscripts to get asylum abroad, rather than harder? Otherwise, most of them are going to be coerced into contributing to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.

[@peterpan408]

Perhaps they can be interned until the war has ended..

[@republica7337]

Perhaps these nations do not want to grant asylum in case they begin to feel wrath of Sputin Kahn?

[@donhoe100]

They think it won't effect them? Just give it time!

[@roboslug7582]

This is just sad. Putin is going to destroy Russia for at least a generation, possibly for good. All their young men are either fleeing, dying or being imprisoned. Before long, the young women will start leaving the country as well. And even the ones who stay are likely to have fewer children because of the sharp economic downturn, in a country that already had a pretty low birth rate. The combination of population decline, brain drain and economic stagnation doesn't bode well for their future.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Frankly...good. If Russia is congenitally unable to play nice, then it can at least be defanged and caged until it's ready to be civilised again.

[@CreateMyOwnOpportunities]

7:20 I hope they raise the draft age to this tough guy👌

[@mikkovaltonen3564]

Ukrainians will be happy to help him fulfill his desire to die for the motherland

[@ruf1o2o]

They are not against the war, they are just against loosing the war or fighting it themselves. In most cases they run abroad and support the war from there!

[@slavic_viking9638]

Just like every country, if you really think they are not against the war but only lose it or fight it themselves, then that's wrong. There are many Russians who are against the war, not because of the statements you gave, but because they view Ukrainians as they fellow Slavic brother and friends

[@makarpronin2008]

Let me introduce myself ... I was against the war because it is bad from many perspectives other than potential defeat or my death.

[@EverlastGX]

How many are spies ?

[@jimtalbott9535]

Latvian Minister: “Why should we accept them?” Because they’re the best educated, wealthiest, and youngest men in Russia - they have the means and will to leave - they’re EXACTLY the group you want to host in your nation, for years if possible. Why WOULDN’T you accept them, other than to avoid pissing off Russia?

[@gudduukraine270]

You will never know what’s the pain of loosing someone you love until unless you won’t loose them yourself.

[@mastercommander4535]

Lose …losing …….there is no double “o” Your belt is too loose . …you risk losing it .

[@gudduukraine270]

@@mastercommander4535 ok as you wish. English is not my first language so I have the right to make a mistake. I also talk in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and some Swedish. I hope you also know some more languages than your’s

[@mastercommander4535]

@@gudduukraine270 oh dear so corrections are not allowed ? In my Chinese I welcome corrections . As a Spanish and French speaker I welcome corrections .

[@gudduukraine270]

@@mastercommander4535 Good for you.

[@robf1801]

@@gudduukraine270 He's just helping you use better English... lose and loose mean different things.

[@phil20_20]

This is looking more and more like a type of World War that we didn't expect. The Bomb really changed the ways future wars can be fought

[@alu6215]

Let's hope we don't fall for the temptation of using the bomb

[@jmcnally647]

The only way to play is not to play at all. That's why the majority of major conflicts have been carried out with covert tactics and proxy wars. Covid-19 is biowarfare, "Climate Change" is weather warfare, anything but stating the obvious. WW3 is all about 1's and 0's, whomever has the most desired data wins the world. Space Force is the first military branch not defined by natural boundaries but rather manmade ones describing communication networks that span above and beneath the earth, sky and sea. Now humanity is facing covert war in the mirror and has no name for it that ensures the MAD clause stays intact.

[@daneenmurf1043]

Kalashnikov for sale. Never been fired. Only dropped once.

[@reuben3077]

2 options 1: fight and die for a war of aggression 2: flee Russia and live

[@STHFGDBY]

3 Grow a pair and revolt against Putin.

[@yam2050]

@@STHFGDBY well that comes under option 1, protest and get arrested and thrown out on the frontline. Heh

[@xza5687]

@@STHFGDBY easier said than done. You typing this from the comfort of your home in a democratic country

[@tumbletrav]

It's racist to not accept all people wanting to leave their country...oh wait that only in America.

[@sheep55]

"all legitimate paths of resistance are exhausted" umm what about politicians falling out of windows? have you tried that?

[@tabithan2978]

These men need to join the underground resistance fighting against this war.

[@eman6940]

May God bless Ukraine and its beautiful and honorable people🙏

[@paulfaigl8329]

And the honourable and not corrupt leadership. Let's go Brandon 🤠

[@baronsamedi7304]

@Paul Faigl no mention of them Azov SS flag wavers?

[@cosmincalin1469]

May God destroy Ukraine who is defending USA interests who doesn't believe in God

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

God will bless no one whilst he is still fiction!

[@jocosson8892]

@@paulfaigl8329 MAGAfascist

[@Peter-wt1lk]

The Baltic countries are worried that Russia will want to annex them because they have so many Russians living in them. Narva in Estonia has a population of 88% Russian origin.

[@kryzzan7039]

Reminds of the millions Ukrainians who fled. how brave.

[@jeanlucdom5398]

What kind of man rather run away than protect his mother and father? In africa we call them cowards!

[@valiantti9261]

protect from who?

[@jeffreycornish4436]

Why do we as nations have to die for these narcissistic rulers? When will this stop?

[@kti5682]

Where have all the anarchists gone?

[@jashuasmith9361]

They got what they voted for. ENJOY!

[@viktorias63]

@@davidnoelfranks1124 you smoking crack?

[@melindacadarette3447]

@@davidnoelfranks1124 70% voted for Zelensky and the Donbass conflict started way before he became President. As someone from the UK you should know better.

[@User78813]

@@melindacadarette3447 but as president he had the power to call his troops back. He didn't and now ukraine is about to belong to Poland and Russia

[@lazaropeedro8881]

As in American I can understand this young man no one should be forced to join the military

[@jubb1984]

There are different ways to protest and resist, not only taking to the streets. If they knew a little about their own soviet labour history they would know how to passively sabotage things.

[@paulinelarson465]

That is the main reason that governments do not support effective education for citizens.

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

It is the only way I work. I say to myself what can I mess up today. Makes any job a passion because i get so much joy when things fail. Ps. I work for NASA!

[@Rootsman417]

@@XxxXxx-fm3wo troll

[@peterpan408]

Smoking is dangerous in Russia, things catch fire and blow up..

[@ebb.D]

I am so grateful that I live outside Russia. I feel sorry for the people who are against the war in Russia.. Why has Putin got the whole of Russia running scared 😱. People of Russia need to take a stand. Otherwise believe in the B.S for life

[@john_doe_not_found]

NA, Europe and all western countries should throw open their arms to Russian men aged 18 - 35. These are prime working years. They are young and will contribute to the European economy before retiring. Also, this deprives Russia of a future. This hollows out an already aging and terrible Russian demographic. This hobbles Russia's ability to fight a war. This isn't Russia's war. This is Putin's war. If a few million Russian men leave and settle elsewhere, that is a benefit to the rest of the world.

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Obvious you don´t know russkies.

[@frankyymilkyy9001]

@@Taistelukalkkuna tell us

[@psnaris]

Since when is the calling up of reserves called "conscription"?

[@ninemoonplanet]

Unfortunately they're not reserves, but civilians, doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulance personnel, and men who have not paid child support or have defaulted on bank loans. Law passed in December.

[@JohnySilver7]

It’s a mix and non discriminate. A lot of people that have been drafted had zero military experience

[@ghostlightx9005]

The "reserves" part was a russian lie.

[@Omega0850]

If you are called into the army, without volunteering, that is conscription. Also Putin didn´t limit his first wave of conscription to reservists, even Putin fans have realized this months ago.

[@leometz7287]

It's not actually reservists, Russia just calls them like that. It's people who made their compulsory military service, often decades ago. Some didn't even do that. The regular reservists were already called to arms in spring last year.

[@thejedicounciloffical]

It’s a really bad time to be Russian.

[@aussiedanny28au15]

It always was

[@m.herluf1693]

How can fleeing from an illegal law be illegal?

[@SkyeRangerNick]

The challenge is facing the terror out of Russia. Leaving so as not to be a participant in that terror is one piece. Facing Russia and changing the system is critical. 10's of thousands of people are dying at the hands of the aggressor. The people of the RF have a responsibility too. Change is not going to be served on a platter.

[@SkyeRangerNick]

We must also know and understand that young people are being served up a monstrous situation. The verge of terrorism and aggression of the guy running the RF right now has been with us for decades. For generations. One generation passing the insanity down to the next, around the entire world, all countries. Now the youngest generations are having all this avalanche down upon their heads. Perhaps the 50 year old people and the 60 year old people and the 70 year old people need to take up the outrage and protest against the aggressor along with the insanity that he is in charge of.

[@Zar_Zieg]

Fear is their default emotion. So much too hide from themselves.

[@JonBoullion1020]

Its as if Anger holds no sway in their moral compasses either. I guess, to be fair, they don't really have a Generation X to act as a counterbalance in social issues. The ones clearly in support of the War are their Boomers and the ones being slaughtered are Millennials.....its a shame really, they suffer from the opposite of a Boomer problem that we here in the US are facing. Their Boomers are so placated, they would send their sons to be slaughtered, whereas our Boomers wasted so much of their youths trying to be the center of attention that even NOW, they refuse to relinquish contro...they'd rather mortgage OUR futures instead of facing the music that they just aren't relative anymore.

[@redline589]

Fear is common with war, people don't wish to kill and die for no good reason.

[@joeblack4436]

I don't blame them for being cautious. Firstly asylum seekers can say whatever they want, yet still be deeply sympathetic to the Kremlin. Secondly, Russia has a long history of sending sleeper agents out into the world. Highly trained exactly to avoid suspicion, and their monarch (no other way to describe him really) is ex-KGB.

[@David-fp2ws]

I can understand the concerns of other countries not wanting to accept people rumning from recruitment in russia. Of course there will be spies. On the other hand many hate what putin is doing and have friends and family in ukrane. I think they should be gathered in one central lo cation and given lie detector test and sign an agreement to return when a new government take s over russia and they are no longer in danger. Even Georgians are starting to worry because there are so many. I do understand them not wanting to fight ukrane but they should under go lie detector test and return when the war is over. They can also take back thd knowledge of what a free country is about and spread it. Maybey then they can make changes in russia whoes past and present leaders have killed countless millions of thier own people to stay in power. Sad but true and nothing has or is going to change soon They also killed countless jdws in ww2. Stole all the food from ukrane and millions starve to death. They are just rotten ruthless people. It is time for countries to stop being afraid of putins bluff join together and stop russia completely. If not this will spread through eourope next.

[@michaeldy3157]

They should revolt against putler

[@noneofyourbusiness4830]

Latvia has an excuse - they border Russia. But for countries that don't border Russia - what's the problem? Just don't let foreigners work in sensitive areas of work.

[@TheHollandHS]

How can you 10000s of Russian people fleeing all be called sleeperagents?

[@joeblack4436]

@@TheHollandHS When did the word "all" come into the conversation?

[@fixpontt]

young russians should be allowed to stay in EU under the obligation of learning english, having a job and paying taxes like regular citizens

[@whiterollone]

You want too much from them. They would definitely prefer living off welfare and cheering for Russia from a safe distance.

[@evulclown]

Why? What makes them deserving of that privilege?

[@lordpickle65]

@@evulclown being human with young lives full of potential and fellow europeans

[@salad7776]

... and soon they will demand "referendum" to join the "federation"?

[@beyondthelol]

@@evulclown It will hurt the russian economy

[@dutchymon]

Imagine living in Russia where there is no freedom.

[@J0einOK]

I didn’t think fighting communism is Viet Nam was worth dying for. Can understand why Russians don’t want to risk death in Ukraine.

[@wolfgangemmerich7552]

just thinking of whom benefitts from this war is reason enough to refuse the military service in ruzzia.

[@teresabenson3385]

Did you go to Canada?

[@J0einOK]

@@teresabenson3385 no. Was 1-A for a year, then drew a high lottery number. Would have gone, but resented the government order

[@teresabenson3385]

@@J0einOK Glad you didn't have to. Having lived through that time, I totally understand why so many young Russians just comply with draft orders even after hearing about massive troop losses, psychological trauma among surviving soldiers, and so many atrocities committed by the home team.

[@ME262MKI]

Putler's "special military operation" got more than 70% of approval from the ruzzians so I think they deserve that

[@GrayFur]

*70% of fabricated approval If you believe these numbers then you probably also believe in legitimacy of referendums and Donetsk and Lugansk republics where 80% of people allegedly voted to join Russia

[@paulgibbon5991]

According to...?

[@olivka7560]

70% of Oligarchs objected it and we sanctioned them anyway. 70% of Russians according to Russian agency? Interesting we only cherry pick surveys when suits us.

[@annay3963]

According to Putin, of course😅

[@anderssigeklint8739]

To those russians who supported Putin in the beginning of the war but now are afraid to be sent to the front themselves. I laugh in your face hahahaha. 😃 But I am sorry for all god russians who was against the war from start. Stanislav you are one of the Russians i realy feel sorry for, hope things be ok for you. Gretings from Sweden.

[@whiterollone]

I personally can't care less about Russians regardless of their stance on the war. Who I do care about are Ukrainians who are living through the horror those same Russians have brought on them.

[@KTO_HUBLOT]

Do you know my boy anomaly? He's from SwedEn

[@pwn5047]

What choice does Russia have when the Fourth Reich is formed in Ukraine?

[@andruloni]

@@pwn5047 Raise the issue in international organizations, provide solid evidence, work earnestly to solve the issue

[@pwn5047]

@@andruloni what world do you live in? International organizations, the European Union is in the United States. Everything that has happened in Ukraine since the 2000s is all with US money, their task is to create anti-Russia.

[@rudiruttger]

Latvia is of course justified to look to its security, it's a pity that the Russians are unable to do anything about their government's assault against them.

[@sykaax]

Learn what a dictatorship is and how it works.

[@heetheet75]

They are not unable, they are unwilling alcoholic braindead sheep.

[@tiefensucht]

on the other hand, russia could bring russians spies to europa via ukraine. so this is not a very good argument.

[@waynethegreat23]

@@tiefensucht they could agree to being monitored for security concerns.

[@tiefensucht]

@@waynethegreat23 You can't work everywhere without security checks. You have these in every country, so I don't see why there is a need for extra checks.

[@charlesbartlett2569]

As the former power center of the USSR, a lot of Russians feel entitled to their Russia Mir.

[@caraboska]

"How can you fight and kill? It's against the Bible!" Exactly, my brother. Exactly. May God protect you and your loved ones. May God deliver both the Ukrainian and the Russian people from this war.

[@parpettersson1905]

Ah, so God will fix this? No need for us to step in then.

[@caraboska]

@@parpettersson1905 Divine action and human action are not mutually exclusive. But not everything is under our control. Just ask any cancer survivor. War, likewise, has some elements that are under our control and others that are not under our control. Also, there is a huge difference between Russia's and Ukraine's role in this conflict. Morally speaking, there is absolutely no place for what Russia is doing in Ukraine. The only morally acceptable response on the part of an individual Russian is to refuse to take part.

[@nydydn]

If you protest in Russia, you first get a warning. Whoever doesn't have these warnings (or other similar proof that they tried to do at least something about it), should not be given asylum.

[@leetlikelime]

During the first 3 months of war, more than 16000 people were detained in the daily demonstrations. Many got short immediate prison sentences without due process, as well as fines, while also several felony cases were opened.

[@nydydn]

@@leetlikelime those who actually did time should of course be granted asylum based solely on this. And those fines should work as well as proof of being anti-Putin. There's channels like 1420, but also others, who still do active resistance from inside Russia. They should also be given asylum when asking. There are ways to oppose the regime, and many are doing it.

[@glennnile7918]

You have to feel bad for people put in that situation through no fault of their own.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

People who have never lived under an oppressive, murderous dictatorial regime will understand. They never will understand. Asking these Russian fleeing to "protest and rebel indoor country" is the same as making them to "die protesting in your country". If people dont have empathy or understand the situation just try not to say nonsense.

[@joyhall2736]

How ABSURD their options CAN'T be to surrender.

[@annavera3930]

You can’t assume what one’s opinions are based on a nationality. It’s just wrong.

[@chriszenko3598]

Most of them are worried now because Ukraine.put up a fight and was not conquered in a few days they worry because the war is being brought to them personally.with their kids paying a price

[@matthewlueder2656]

Why accept them? So Ukraine doesn't have to fight them. That is reason enough

[@МихаилДыль-г8л]

Lithuania speaks of protesters to the authorities, but I don’t remember the effective protests in Lithuania before the collapse of the USSR.

[@RT-yd1uz]

Yes yes yes. Elderly, women, children. Let’s bring them to the battlefront.

[@rwstavros]

The question is, “is this a cultural Russian colonialism?” Will they “vote” to “rejoin” mother Russia at some time in the future.

[@sykaax]

haha wtf, they running away from russia, of cousre they will forget language and never will wanna for russia come to this country

[@freefalling6960]

100% yes

[@freefalling6960]

@@sykaax you dont know that

[@Alfadrottning86]

This is exactly the question in my mind, too. Russia has established "pockets" of Russians in its neighbouring countries .. slowly but steadily increasing its cultural influence. One has to monitor the Russian population closely - maybe not give them any right to vote for a longer time - but i don tknow if that is legal to do so. It may (likely) be viewed as xenophobic in that case .. i dont know.

[@the_grand_tourer]

Wow! there you are again, like a stuck record. Don't you have a life ... job ... girlfriend? Instead of this garabage you keep repeating.

[@ziqi92]

The last pair to be interviewed on the street in Moscow had very short answers. When you have such a clipped response, it's pretty obvious they're trying to get as far away from this conversation as possible due to fear.

[@timbcarlson]

Is it wrong to say that the 27-year-old guy who fleed Russia is a coward? That if everyone who fleed Russia because they were afraid and didn't believe in Russia's cause after being drafted went to Ukraine instead and fought on the Ukrainian side then that would be actually supporting Ukraine instead of hiding in a different country and just saying that they care?

[@KataIIama]

It was supposed to start 2 days ago

[@lynj-c9153]

I have heard Jan 19, then Jan 17 new draft will start and they will close border to all men.

[@ninemoonplanet]

Sources from both inside Russia and outside agree the "mobilization" will involve conscripting doctor, nurses, first aid personnel, ambulance personnel, mechanics, all sorts of occupations, along with men owing for child support, bank loans, debts. The medical exemptions are much less after the changes just before the new year.

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

Do the kids and relatives of the Oligarchs and powerful Russians have to go to war as well?

[@constantinvaldor3742]

@@gluteusmaximus1657 that's the same as ever country remember .

[@magnuswalker7957]

Don't forget to conscript Undertakers and priests, they will have a lot of Russian dead to bury

[@thesixth2330]

what and are doctors and nurses immune from being enslaved, why should others fight for them? All must defend their nation. Navalny tried to help Russia escape Putin's grip...look where Navalny sits today, that's how much the Russian care. The only time you hear a Russian speak out is when its his/her own butt on the line. Its not about democracy, its about their personal freedom, that is it!

[@andreasottohansen7338]

Honestly, I support the Russians leaving Russia, even if it is for the "selfish" reason of not wanting to go to war or prison.

[@Cyber-BuIIy]

Me too

[@turboleggy]

Seems like we should give them temporary residence somewhere. Basically drain them of labor.

[@tornielsen2888]

It seems like a no-brainer to aid the drain of potential recruits for Putins army.

[@User78813]

Do you not know what happened to Muhammed Ali? When I was in the army we chanted that all the time. "I got a letter in the mail. Go to war or go to jail." 😵

[@tootz1950]

Turkey has limited Russians to a two month Visa...we are completely overrun by Russians who were so desperate for a place to live in Turkey that they have agreed to pay any amount. Unfortunately, apartment owners now only want to rent to Russians and the rest of the population can't afford the new prices. They are detested in Turkey.

[@olliefoxx7165]

If you won't fight for your own country then why would anyone want you in theirs?

[@nickhayley]

As much as I feel for the people fleeing, they have a responsibility to stay and overthrow Putler. They must stay. They are essentially responsible.

[@darcia854]

Damn it, DW, I would rather watch a similarly heartfelt piece of journalism about Ukrainian men sealed within Ukrainian borders and stripped from a right to leave their country or avoid forceful mobilisation. I'd watch a video about them crossing icy rivers and snowy mountains to get to safety. Officially, to the day 12 have died, unofficially, the toll is much higher. Highlight that struggle as well to balance your reporting.

[@I_am_somebody_1234]

Its not politically useful: Russians deserting makes them look weak towards Ukraine and its rightful defense Ukranians deserting makes the war harder to justify and Russia will abuse that 100% Forcing someone to fight is never good, but on this political scenario, they will NEVER show ukranians fleeing for fear of looking weak and thus demoralizing the west, which is what Putin wants. Unbiased reporting doesnt work in such a polarized world...

[@FVBmovies]

Relax.

[@chaosXP3RT]

"Rebellion to tyrants, is obedience to God." - Thomas Jefferson Putin is a Tyrant

[@frankyymilkyy9001]

@@FVBmovies 12 have died - relax now.

[@FVBmovies]

@@frankyymilkyy9001 I'm talking about the tirade she's on. DW has done various reporting on the issues Ukrainians are facing. Her comment is dishonest.

[@maghambor]

They should’ve thought of all this before they decided to give the Kremlin all this power. They’re all guilty for negligence.

[@creamy3803]

🤡🤡🤡 Russia is not democratic.

[@ilgeorgioahp543]

that's like saying the north koreans are guilty of "electing" the Kims.

[@deniskasperovich8251]

I don’t think a random software engineer called “Pavel” or something gave power to Putin personally…

[@frankyymilkyy9001]

and remember, how all the Western world was fascinated by Putin and put him on the covers of the most popular magazines, calling him the person of the year or the most influental person...

[@maghambor]

@@deniskasperovich8251 Yes he did, unless he's in jail or fled the country. Most Russians seem to tolerate or even like Putin. So they are all responsible.

[@simonriley77755]

This shows how new generations are willing if something happens do not protect their own place hahha

[@PavelQuiteGood]

I support Stanislav. He made the right decision. I am glad that Stanislav is allowed to stay in Latvia despite the odd anti-humanist stance of Rinkevics.

[@flesz_]

I want to visit Latvia

[@johanbee8757]

Me too.

[@frankyymilkyy9001]

what's the problem?

[@flesz_]

@@frankyymilkyy9001 finding time

[@samuelculper4231]

I fundamentally agree with this man’s assessment at 2:33.

[@dimitryrusu4022]

I don't.