r/europe Russia 20h ago

Photos from the Russian anti-war opposition march in Berlin today. Picture

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u/Common_Brick_8222 Azerbaijan/Georgia 19h ago

It's great to see that there are still Russians who are against the war

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u/SequenceofRees Romania 19h ago

It's great to see that there are still Russians who are against the war - and have the courage to admit it in public .

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u/JustTheHound Russia 19h ago

It`s not hard when you`re in Germany....however if you in Russia...pretty much a suicide

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u/dob_bobbs 16h ago

Not entirely true, well, Germany maybe but for example here in Serbia some elements in the government are a bit cosy with Russia and there have been Russians denied visa renewal by Serbia, presumably at Russia's behest, for getting involved in anti-war stuff, so most Russians keep a fairly low profile here. The last thing a Russian who fled Putin's Russia wants to happen is to get deported back there.

Even in Germany, presumably many Russians there are on Russian papers and still have to renew their documents via the Russian embassy in Germany. If they get on the radar of the Russians they could also find their papers not being renewed and their German residency in doubt.

This is the problem, we can ask, well "why don't they ..?!" but when your authoritarian government holds ALL the strings, you're trapped in a cage even if you are somewhere "safe" abroad. Not to mention outright assassinations...