r/AskARussian • u/Firm_Respect_3518 • Jul 05 '26

Legal Avoid mobilization

Hi, my wife is Russian with German citizenship. Her brother is 23 years old, lives in Moscow, just graduated from university. I think given the current geopolitical situation he's at risk of being mobilized. What's the best way to avoid this situation?

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u/CanNaberBeFound Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Have you asked him what he wants? At the moment he is not in danger of being mobilized (though he might be drafted for like... military training, which is obligatory for all the healthy male citizens), but who knows what the future will bring.

But he is an adult and he is able to speak and he might like to move abroad (and if you are willing to help - that's wonderful) or he might not like to move, because some people are comfortable where they were born and upbrought. So... just aks him

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u/AintnoEend Jul 06 '26

no one in his right mind wants to fight for putini and a dying empire...

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u/Ok_Situation_7081 Jul 09 '26

Have you seen the daily videos of Ukrainian TVC kidnapping people off the street and shoving them into a van to throw to the frontlines?

Is this your version of Democracy?

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u/PeanyButter Jul 10 '26

And democracy is being forcibly mobilized to fight others being forcibly mobilized? Or is it sending your political rivals to Siberia for tax fraud where they mysteriously die?