Uzbekistan says it won’t deport Russians fleeing conscription

TASHKENT, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Uzbekistan has no plans to deport Russians who’re fleeing en masse to Central Asia to evade conscription amid Moscow’s navy marketing campaign in Ukraine, the Tashkent authorities stated on Friday.

Tons of of 1000’s of males, some with households, have left Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation final week; many headed to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and different Central Asian former Soviet republics.

Some draft dodgers, nevertheless, stay involved about their security in these nations since their governments have shut ties with Moscow.

Uzbekistan’s international ministry stated in an announcement it remained dedicated to ideas reminiscent of respecting different states’ sovereignty and territorial integrity and supported a peaceable settlement of the Ukrainian battle.

“…Overseas residents who haven’t damaged the legislation aren’t topic to pressured deportation,” it stated.

Uzbekistan has not stated what number of Russians have arrived within the nation for the reason that mobilisation announcement. Neighbouring Kazakhstan has stated it noticed about 100,000 arrivals.

Uzbek officers this week reprimanded a Russian ballet dancer for performing to a music in Tashkent that could possibly be seen as supporting Russia’s battle effort. learn extra

Reporting by Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov
Writing by Olzhas Auyezov

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