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White House says 'we welcome' Russians applying for US asylum amid Putin conscription
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre encouraged Russian men to apply for asylum in the U.S. Tuesday. Tens of thousands of men have fled Russia to avoid Putin's draft.
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"I know the White House has drawn a distinction between the Russian government and the people of Russia. Does the president have a message for some of these men who are desperately trying to flee the country?" a reporter asked.
"We are seeing protests in the streets of Russia, we are seeing people sign petitions, and I think the message they are sending to us very clearly is that this war that Putin started…is unpopular," Jean-Pierre responded. "There are people out there in Russia who do not want to fight Putin's war or die for it."