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Russians fleeing through the Bering Strait

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NotSpaghetti Fri 07-Oct-22 10:53:02

I was unexpectedly excited when I saw this in the news yesterday. I have been thinking about it a lot over the last day. There isn't a lot in the news about it except various nearly-the same info. I expected it to be discussed last night on the TV or radio but heard nothing.
I want an update!
I feel quite emotional for reasons I don't quite understand.
Good for them!

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NotSpaghetti Fri 07-Oct-22 10:54:18

Here's a link to an article about it:
www.arctictoday.com/two-russians-fled-across-the-bering-strait-to-alaska-to-escape-mobilization/

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NotSpaghetti Fri 07-Oct-22 10:55:37

And here's an article on NBC

www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna51082

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Grantanow Sat 15-Oct-22 12:30:00

Hope the polar bears don't get them!

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DaisyAnne Sat 15-Oct-22 12:49:57

I can't imagine what it must be like to refuse to support your country. Can it really ever be their country again?

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NotSpaghetti Sat 15-Oct-22 14:08:57

I can't imagine what it must be like to support your country in an illegal war.
I would like there to be more protests but if they were my family I'd be begging them to go.

It will always be their country, wherever they are.

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Callistemon21 Sat 15-Oct-22 14:41:46

DaisyAnne

I can't imagine what it must be like to refuse to support your country. Can it really ever be their country again?

If your country has a despicable war criminal as President then yes, I think it might be possible.

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DaisyAnne Sat 15-Oct-22 14:44:18

NotSpaghetti

I can't imagine what it must be like to support your country in an illegal war.
I would like there to be more protests but if they were my family I'd be begging them to go.

It will always be their country, wherever they are.

NotSpaghetti
I can't imagine what it must be like to support your country in an illegal war.

No, I can't imagine that either. So far, our country hasn't asked this of me, thankfully.

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BlueBelle Sat 15-Oct-22 15:00:07

DaisyAnn did you really say that ?

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DaisyAnne Sat 15-Oct-22 15:35:03

I have never been 'called up' NotSpaghetti. That is why these young men are leaving.

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