The number of Russian citizens pouring into Europe was up 30% compared to last week, according to the European Border and Coast Guard. Read more:
American citizens are being advised by the U.S. State Department to get out of Russia immediately.
Noting that Russia has begun a military mobilization against Ukraine, U.S. Embassy officials warned Americans with dual Russian citizenship that they could get drafted by Russia. "We remind U.S. citizens that the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression are not guaranteed in Russia," the alert said.Email this article
Most of the Russian citizens are entering the European Union through Finnish and Estonian border crossing points, Frontex said on Twitter. Partial results from what Ukraine and its Western allies have called"sham" referendums in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine show that more than 96% of voters favor becoming part of Russia, according to the state-owned Russian news agency RIA.
In Zaporizhzhia, 97.81% of voters cast ballots to join Russia and 96.75% of voters in Kherson also favored joining Russia, according to the data.
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