Just 24 hours after Vladimir Putin announced that he would mobilize 300,000 troops for the war in Ukraine, Russia is experiencing an attempted escape by its youth, alongside protests and the arrests of at least 1,300 people.
Sources in Moscow and Sochi, speaking to the UOL report, revealed that since the Kremlin’s announcement of the new phase of the war, several families have started to organize to try to get the youth out of the country, as well as hide the men. . “Whatever can do is going,” a mother in Russia’s capital said by phone on Thursday morning.
The interviews took place anonymously, as they feared that these sources would be penalized. The word “war” is still banned in Russia today, and any news published without the approval of the authorities is considered “fake news”, subject to sanctions and fines.
According to one, airfare prices exploded yesterday and almost all flights were full. Leaving Moscow for European capitals is no longer an option, but the main route has been flights to Turkey, which still operates flights to Russia.
The UOL report found that only one ticket for the Moscow-Istanbul route is still on sale for this week, still well above the average price for this route at 1400 Euros. All 13 flights of Turkish Airlines from Russia this Thursday are full.
According to the residents of Sochi, there is no confidence among the Russians that the mobilization will be only partial and limited to 300,000 men appointed. What caught the attention of families was the authorities’ statement that university students would not be taken to war. “The message for us is the opposite: you’re next,” said one student, who refused to have his name or college degree published for fear of reprisal.
Despite this, Europe warns that it will not grant refugee status to anyone trying to escape mobilization. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which border Russia, have made it clear that they will not offer asylum on this ground. The Estonian government said that “the refusal to fulfill the duty of citizenship in Russia or the desire to do so is not a sufficient reason to seek asylum in another country”.
Meanwhile, four European Union countries bordering Russia began rejecting Russian tourists at midnight on Monday. Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have introduced new restrictions as part of a series of sanctions and other measures taken by the European Union against Moscow.
Meanwhile, arrests of Russians in cities across the country take on new dimensions. A survey conducted by the OVD-Info organization revealed that at least 1,300 people were detained in 38 Russian cities yesterday. Only Moscow and St. Petersburg, more than a thousand recordings were made.
These people protested the war and the mobilization of the population. However, the government warned that anyone participating in the demonstrations would risk up to 15 years in prison.
Irina Volk of the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed that the protests had been covered up. “There have been attempts in several regions to carry out unauthorized actions that brought together an extremely small number of participants,” said Volk. “All of them were detained. Those who violated the law were also detained and taken to police stations for investigation and determination of their responsibilities,” he said.
In a video recording of his arrest, his Russian rival Alexei Navalny is seen as Putin’s World War II rival.
“Of course, the crime war is getting worse and deeper, and Putin is trying to involve as many people as possible,” Navalny said. “He wants to stain hundreds of thousands of people with this blood,” Navalny said.
The Vesna Youth Democratic Movement also called on the public to challenge Putin. “We urge Russian military personnel in the troops and at the front to refuse to participate in the ‘special operation’ or to surrender as soon as possible,” Vesna said on its website. Said. “You don’t have to die for Putin,” the statement said. “Those who love you in Russia need you. According to the authorities, if you just ate a ball, you will be wasted without any meaning or purpose,” they warned.
source: Noticias
