“The Russian Ministry of Defense, in the context of partial mobilization, has not sent, has not prepared and will not send requests to the authorities of Kazakhstan, Georgia and other countries on the issue of the alleged forced return to Russia of Russian citizens,” it said. in his statement.
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced today that it will not ask foreign governments to extradite thousands of Russians who fled the country to avoid conscription to fight in Ukraine.
“The Russian Ministry of Defense, in the framework of partial mobilization, has not sent, has not prepared and will not send requests to the authorities of Kazakhstan, Georgia and other countries on the issue of the alleged forced return to Russia of Russian citizens,” he said in his announcement.
After the announcement of a “partial” call-up of reserves on September 21, tens of thousands of Russian men of fighting age have fled abroad, particularly to former Soviet republics in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
If a Russian citizen receives a marching card and does not report to a conscription office, he can theoretically be considered a deserter and put on the list of wanted persons in Russia.
Kazakhstan’s Interior Minister Marat Akhmedjanov said today, according to Interfax, that Astana will be forced to extradite Russians who have fled to avoid conscription only if they are placed on Russia’s official wanted list.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has vowed to protect Russians who have fled to Kazakhstan to avoid conscription, as relations between Astana and Moscow have cooled since Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
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