Almost all asylum applications by Russian deserters are being denied by German authorities. DW and Russian-language media outlet Astra spoke to one of the young men who fears he'll be sent back to die on the front lines.
I’m surprised the journalists are reporting their full names. Russia isn’t known for leaving these people to live their lives in peace. No doubt Russia has its own ways of finding these people, but we don’t need to make it any easier for them.
This is exactly why they want their name published. Germany only grants asylum for people who are in danger in their home country. Having your full real name published as a deserter is a sure fire way of making sure that is the case for them.
Maybe, maybe not. Often, it might be difficult to tell the difference between a deserter and a dead soldier left rotting in a field somewhere. An article like this might mean the difference between “MIA” and “target to make an example of”.
I’m surprised the journalists are reporting their full names. Russia isn’t known for leaving these people to live their lives in peace. No doubt Russia has its own ways of finding these people, but we don’t need to make it any easier for them.
This is exactly why they want their name published. Germany only grants asylum for people who are in danger in their home country. Having your full real name published as a deserter is a sure fire way of making sure that is the case for them.
I imagine Russia has a list of deserters. This just tells them some of those deserters are in Germany.
But I do agree, very strange to write out the full name of someone who is not a public figure or a criminal. I would not appreciate that.
Maybe, maybe not. Often, it might be difficult to tell the difference between a deserter and a dead soldier left rotting in a field somewhere. An article like this might mean the difference between “MIA” and “target to make an example of”.