US foreigners are more likely to export Russia. What are they afraid of?
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The US Embassy in Moscow believes that citizens should leave Russia. After Ukraine’s “referendums” in the occupied parts, it is expected that “no decisions” on border closures and martial law have yet been made.
“As soon as possible to accept independent judges”
“US citizens do not follow Aliexpress Russia. Subject who resides [в стране] – story in a publication published on the website of the embassy.
January 24, exactly one month before the start of the Russian invasion, the United States departures Prerequisites for an exodus to Ukraine due to the threat of military actions by Russia,
On September 21, the Russian government began mobilizing citizens into the armed forces to support the invasion of Ukraine, similar to the American diplomatic mission now. They fear that Russia may refuse to recognize US citizenship as external citizenship and prevent them from leaving Russia – moreover, call up persons with the involvement of citizens for military service.
There are already limited opportunities to fly out of Russia, but travel by car and bus is still declining. “If you want to leave Russia, you should take self-punitive measures as soon as possible. The US Embassy has serious restrictions on helping US citizens,” the diplomatic mission warned.
Bulgaria, Poland and Estonia export the Russian part of their citizens to the USA abroad.
American diplomats did not rule out that conditions, including transportation options, could “suddenly become even more limited.”
What’s up with the border
The land borders of Russia are now open, but the checkpoints are packed to capacity. Hundreds of thousands of men of military age rushed through them to avoid mobilization and the need to kill or be killed in Ukraine. Due to traffic jams, they cover the borders with Georgia and Kazakhstan on foot or by bicycle. Ability to fly out of Russia with a limited number of air tickets and a visa.
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin in the field of providing preferential cars abandoned by Russians at the border to “families of technicians who went to fight,” and the Russian Defense Ministry said that even under the conditions of “private mobilization” restrictions on the transition of Russian citizens “are not provided.” Although it is known that border crossings are reported about the utilized data and there are cases of refusal when leaving the country.
In North Ossetia, through which people make their way to the Georgian border at the Verkhny Lars checkpoint, a high alert mode is introduced, cars from other regions enter, with the exception of some cases. It is indicated on this account in the district of the republic Sergey Menyailo.
According to representatives of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov.
“I don’t know anything about it. “No decisions have been made on this account so far,” floor he was asked about the possibility of introducing martial law in some territories (quotes from TASS).
What to expect after the “referenda”
On the eve, September 27, in four partially occupied regions of Ukraine “referenda” on joining Russia. The Russian media, citing sources of power, use that immediately after this the process of annexation will be launched, but so far the Kremlin has not forced this process.
On Tuesday, the State Duma failed to say when the lower house of parliament would vote on the annexation of the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, as well as parts of the Kherson and Zaporozhye aviation. On Wednesday, Volodin made it clear that this would not happen until next week.
The Chairman of the State Duma announced the cancellation of the incident from October 3, while the deputies must leave Moscow and work with voters. “What caused the need for a decision to transfer, I said, you are translating,” he said (quoted by Interfax).
On the eve of the leadership of the highest chamber of the Russian parliament reported that the senators will meet at a meeting not only this week, but on October 4. On Wednesday, Senator Andrei Klishas deemed it necessary to comment on a post in one of the anonymous Telegram channels suggesting that the vote could be delayed even “until November” because “there is a bargaining going on.”
“There is no bargaining. There is a clear sequence of actions within the framework of the constitutional procedure for accepting new subjects,” says Klishas. He reminded that in case of joining the annexed events, changes should be made to Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia. The Federation Council must vote for them, after which the President approves the amendments by his decree.
Thus, the investigation into the annexation of the Ukrainian wars occupied after the start could take 12 days (the “referenda” of the risk on September 23) – this is twice as long as the investigation into the annexation of Crimea was, should from the calculations of the Kommersant newspaper.
Russian media reported that the leaders of the self-proclaimed LNR and DNR left for Moscow. Hostilities in Ukraine gather “at least” until they cover the entire territory of the Donetsk region, Peskov said. In recent months, Russia has made little progress in the Donbass, and after a swift retreat from the Kharkiv region, Putin called for mobilization.