AdvertisementHe referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “war criminal.”Yevgeny decided to flee after Putin announced a partial military call-up on Wednesday. Some Russian men also fled to neighboring Belarus, Russia’s close ally. German government officials voiced a desire to help Russian men deserting military service, and they called for a European solution. Four out of five EU countries that border Russia — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland — also recently decided to turn away Russian tourists. AdvertisementA Russian man from St. Petersburg, Andrei Balakirov, said he had been mentally prepared to leave Russia for half a year but put it off until the mobilization.

Source: Huffington Post September 24, 2022 07:26 UTC