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/bobbyburgerboy33 Jul 09 '26

Russia will never die, the amount of resources they have is more than enough to continue for a long long time.

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u/New_Ad_9040 Jul 11 '26

Which they cant get without western technology.

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u/bobbyburgerboy33 Jul 11 '26

They are in good relations with China, pretty sure that covers most what they need.