'My future is taken away from me': Russians flee to escape consequences of Moscow's war

[dalton99a]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/future-taken-away-russians-flee-163139271.html

‘My future is taken away from me’: Russians flee to escape consequences of Moscow’s war
Pjotr Sauer in Moscow
Thu, March 3, 2022, 10:31 AM

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Andrei, a Moscow-based cinema director, said he was held at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport before boarding a flight to Baku.

His luggage was searched, and an official went through his private chats on different messaging apps.

“He took my phone and spent a good hour scrolling through everything. Luckily, I deleted all chats discussing my opposition to the war on Telegram and Signal,” Andrei said.

“I was asked if I ‘truly’ loved my country and if I was against the war. He asked me why I wanted to ‘flee’ and why I was reading independent outlets like Meduza. ...

Despite efforts by officials to convey a sense of stability, some at the very top of the Russian government have themselves evacuated their loved ones.

[Javaman]

1. I give russia about another 1 1/2 to 2 weeks before it all comes crashing down. nt

[Happy Hoosier]

3. Can Ukraine survive that long?

Here's hoping.


NATO is betting on it. I sure hope they are right.

[ck4829]

2. That's going to be some massive brain drain

Everyone with some sense and capacity for independent thinking will be fleeing if they have the means to do so.

[Beastly Boy]

4. The Russians can't even imagine yet what's coming their way

If Putin takes Kyiv, the Ukrainians will take their fight to Moscow.

Remember Chechnya? Except this time Moscow will not get any sympathy from the rest of the world. The Russian people need as many prayers as the Ukrainian people.