Two Russian men fleeing military service on a boat to Alaska to seek asylum in the United States.
On October 7, the BBC reported that two Russian men were being detained by US officials. After arriving by boat on St. Lawrence in Alaska, two senators from Alaska said: The couple went to the beach in Gambell Village and asked for asylum in the United States. and a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security said the couple’s application for asylum is pending.
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The incident came as men fled Russia to avoid military conscription into war in Ukraine. After President Vladimir Putin announced that reserve troops would be partially moved on September 21, this is the first time a Russian man has come to Alaska. while the majority fled to neighboring Kazakhstan, Georgia and Finland, as well as other European countries.
Forbes Russia reported this week, citing Kremlin sources as saying. Up to 700,000 male citizens may leave the country. Among the Russian soldiers faced heavy losses and defeat destroyed morale on the battlefield.
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Gambell, with less than 500 permanent residents, stands on the north-west cape of St. John’s Island. Lawrence. 56 kilometers from Russia Chukchi Peninsula, it is closer to Russia than mainland Alaska. Local media reported that Gamble residents could see the lands of Siberia across the sea.
A local city clerk told news station KTUU that two men sailed from Yevgenot. North-east Russia has traveled some 480 kilometers and has since fled to the Island of St. Lawrence.
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The Department of Homeland Security said the two men got on the boat and got off the island on Thursday October 6 and were airlifted to Anchorage. Alaska’s largest city to check and screen Meanwhile, Mike Dunlevy said the arrival of Russian citizens is a shock to us.
“We didn’t expect a continuation of people or a small fleet of people. We don’t have any indications that will happen, so this might just happen once,” Dunlevy added.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, the chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10, 2017.
Alaska state senator Dan Sullivan said community leaders in Gambell had contacted him about the arrival of two Russian nationals on Thursday, urging federal authorities to “make sure they’re there.” The plan is ready in case more Russian citizens flee the Bering Strait community in Alaska.
“The incident made two things clear. First, the Russian people did not want to fight Putin’s war in the invasion of Ukraine. Second, because Alaska is close to Russia. Our Alaska plays an important role in ensuring America’s national security,” Sulliven said in a statement on Thursday, October 5.
Lisa Murkaskey, who is also a senator from Alaska, said: “The incident underscores the need for strong security in the American Arctic.”
Both are pushing to expand strategic defense capabilities and infrastructure in Alaska to combat the threats Russia poses in the region.
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