Germany is ready to accept Russians fleeing the mobilization «under certain conditions,» Interior Minister Nancy Feather said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“Deserters who face serious reprisals can generally receive international protection in Germany. Anyone who courageously opposes the Putin regime and is thereby exposed to great danger can apply for political asylum,” Feser explained.
The German Interior Minister added that such asylum is not automatically granted – all applicants will pass security check.
The German human rights organization Pro Asyl, in turn, called on the EU to give asylum to Russians who are hiding from mobilization and «oppose the war at great risk.»
Yesterday, September 21, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich said that the country «for security reasons» would not issue humanitarian and other visas to Russians «avoiding mobilization.» Later, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said the same. According to him, evaders from Russia are not subject to “the conditions for obtaining a humanitarian visa.”
Since September 19, Russians with tourist visas are prohibited from entering Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland if the purpose of their trip is tourism, sports , culture or business. These requirements do not apply to «dissidents», holders of humanitarian visas and residence permits.
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