Ukrainians in Germany oppose asylum for Russian deserters 27.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 27, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • When Ukrainian national Kateryna Rietz-Rakul first heard that Germany wants to take in Russian deserters, she thought it was a bad joke.
  • And the parliamentary secretary of the Green Party, Irene Mihalic, demanded: “Anyone who does not want to take part in Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which is contrary to international law and murderous, and therefore flees Russia, must be granted asylum in Germany.”
  • Ana* came to Germany from Ukraine as a child and is now an activist for the Ukrainian diaspora association “Vitsche,” which is also leading the pro-Ukraine protests in the German capital.