A total of 2,617 Russians applied for protection in France for “refusal to accept conscription or mobilization in the armed forces of the Russian Federation.”
Last year in France, the number of applications from Russian citizens wishing to obtain asylum in the country increased significantly. This is confirmed by the data of the French Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra), reports TF1 Info.
It was noted that the “long-term nature and rigidity of the Russian regime” led to a greater flow of asylum applications from Russia than in previous years. An increase of 75% over the past.
A total of 2,617 Russians applied for protection, “expressing their fears because of their political views, because they are opposed to the war, and because of the refusal of conscription or mobilization in the armed forces of the Russian Federation.”
In 2022, France received more than 56,000 asylum applications from citizens of different countries – mostly applications from Afghan citizens (17,000 out of 131,000 applications submitted).
As of December 31, 2022, the Ofpra protected population in France is estimated at 547,102.
The statistics do not include Ukrainian citizens who benefited from a special scheme known as “temporary protection”. He freed Ukrainian refugees in France, about 100 thousand people, from the need to seek asylum, while giving them the right to stay and some social benefits.
Recall that in Finland, more than a thousand Russians sought asylum in connection with the mobilization. And Germany, since the beginning of Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine, has sheltered more than 1,000 citizens of the Russian Federation.
Source: korrespondent
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