Long lines of traffic seen at some of Russia's land borders
Source: CNN
There were queues at border crossings into Kazakhstan, Georgia and Mongolia. One video showed dozens of vehicles lining up at the Zemo Larsi/Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the Georgia-Russia border overnight Wednesday. That line appears to have grown longer Thursday. One video showed a long queue stretching into the mountains behind the crossing, with a man commenting that it was five to six kilometers long.
Another posted Thursday showed long lines at the Khaykhta crossing into Mongolia.
One man spoke over video recorded at the Troitsk crossing into Kazakhstan, where dozens of cars were lined up Thursday morning. "This is Troitsk, queues of trucks and passenger vehicles ... you can't see the start or the end of this queue ... everyone, everyone is fleeing Russia, all sorts."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-09-22-22/h_697d283e09f508753999ebae078f4ca2
Begging the question: why are the other countries letting people in?
SunSeeker
(51,516 posts)But that evil fuck would rather sit on a burning pile of rubble that was once his country than admit he made a mistake.
Martin68
(22,768 posts)the Vietnam War.
brooklynite
(94,360 posts)There was no checkpoint monitoring departures from the US and only a cursory check upon arrival in Canada.
And that was at major crossings. There were a lot of local roads where you could probably walk over with nobody noticing.
Martin68
(22,768 posts)There are still minor crossings that are not blocked or monitored.
Farmer-Rick
(10,140 posts)There are still places where you can just walk into Canada. The border is not that secure.
FarPoint
(12,293 posts)regarding one way plane flights out of Russia...no one between ages of 18 and 45 can buy such a flight ticket...
Texin
(2,590 posts)between the ages of 18 to 65 as of yesterday morning.
FarPoint
(12,293 posts)This will not last long....
central scrutinizer
(11,637 posts)Her family fled to the US in 1904 to avoid being drafted into the czars army for the Russo-Japanese War.
Martin68
(22,768 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)The problem with Russia is the 2 decades of brainwashing with propaganda. The Russians live in an alternative conspiracy-theory universe. Forcing them into contact with foreigners, and making them look at the world from a different viewpoint, is the best chance to break the brainwashing.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)the kind where people flee to find a better life elsewhere. So much for making Russia great again.
ificandream
(9,340 posts)Don't think so.
maxsolomon
(33,252 posts)If they are legally permitted to cross...
Kyesha
(30 posts)One thing I learned about my many travels to Russia is that not only they require a visa to visit, but also an invitation. This causes headaches for other Europeans to travel and work there, and they respond with their own tighter requirements in kind. This is just the cynic in me, but I think it's all a big plan to keep lots of people employed in otherwise worthless jobs because corruption has killed off any semblance of a functioning economy.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,325 posts)... then Putin might want a referendum to make Estonia part of Russia. He can export large voting blocs.
SCantiGOP
(13,865 posts)And only about 1/4 Latvian. But a majority dont want to come under Russian control or more influence.
Lithuania and Estonia are about 1/4 Russian.
I have a friend who left Lithuania about 25 years ago so I know some about them.
Lancero
(3,002 posts)Might not be able to take the entire country in one whole swoop, but you can certainly throw support behind 'Independence' movements that, oddly, always seem to want to forsake that independence in favor of joining Russia.
And hell, what better way to flood the outer regions of neighboring nations and set them up for this than by staging a refugee crisis?
SCantiGOP
(13,865 posts)and my reading on the subject, large majorities, including a majority of the ethnic Russians in those countries, oppose closer ties with Russia. And most refugees are coming in because of their opposition to Russian policies.
He feels strongly, as does his family remaining there, that all 3 countries would resist Russian incursions like Ukraine has.
Gore1FL
(21,102 posts)I am sure the FL taxpayers would be all for it!
Thanks. You share great articles.
AverageOldGuy
(1,510 posts). . . most of them originating in the German officer corps, who were not happy with being ordered to invade their neighbors.
Putin best not stand near any windows.
Lonestarblue
(9,958 posts)If Russia has fewer conscripts, Putin may have no choice but to end the war. I doubt the countries adjacent to Russia are fans of Putin, even Belarus since Putin sent police and others to help Lukashenko stay in power after he lost an election.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,476 posts)...those countries must have a welcome message like, 'give me your sanctioned, your lied to, your wise (or at least not stupid...)'
Renew Deal
(81,847 posts)To drain them of potential conscripts
fanfanois
(61 posts)Asking for a friend.
Shanti Shanti Shanti
(12,047 posts)A vlogger girl I follow flew to Georgia a few days ago, was stopped and interrogated by airport police, in a back room.
"Why do you want to leave?"
"Because I want to"!
lol, smart girl, to leave now
She made it out!
Of course none of her Russian credit cards work, she makes her money from YouTube.
tonekat
(1,811 posts)..all the Russian conscripts get to the front and run and join the Ukranian armed forces.