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Said that these people are being forced to leave because of a hopeless situation and he says that his country has a responsibility to take these russians in, these exiles, which is pretty striking when you consider kazakhstan is in a security treaty with russia and is supposed to be a close ally, but it's accepting essentially large numbers of draft dodgers. i have spoken with ordinary kazakhs who have been part of a grassroots effort to welcome these russians, some of them taking them, strangers, into their homes. this is all the more striking when you consider traditionally it is the former ...

Draft dodgers traveling by land wait days in line or pay big money for scarce plane tickets to escape. that's just the first step. every day more russians arrive at this train station in almonte with their backpacks and they tell you the same thing. they were afraid they could be sent to fight in ukraine and they abandoned their country on very short notice. this married couple left together. did you come because of the mobilization for the war in ukraine? >> it was a final kick to start our journey, i guess, yeah. >> reporter: were you afraid that you would have to go fight in the war? >> yea...

Government. >> many of russia's land borders choked for weeks with long lines as citizens run for the exits. draft dodgers traveling by land wait days in line, or pay big money for scarce plane tickets to escape. that's just the first step. >> every day, more russians arrived with their backpacks, and they tell you the same thing, they were afraid they could be sent to fight in ukraine, and they abandoned their country on short notice. >> reporter: this married couple left together. >> did you come because of the mobilization for the war in ukraine? >> this was to start our journey i guess. >>...

Enormously consequential announcement issuing the largest federal pardon in more than 40 years. >> as i said went when i ran for president, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. first, i'm announcing -- federal offenses. for the simple possession of marijuana. for thousands of people convicted for marijuana possession who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result of the conviction. my pardon will remove this burden. >> the pardon will affect over 600 -- none of whom are currently in prison. the president called on governors to make s...

Translation: generally speaking, people in kazakhstan _ were very welcoming. in uralsk, city and the border with russia, one cinema even let russians who had nowhere to sleep, stay there for the night. but the influx of russian men has led to friction in kazakstan, for example causing the price of rent to soar and raising security concerns. some, like this politician, are calling for tighter border controls. translation: to be honest, | i'm concerned about the wave of russian migration because i don't know who is coming in or how they think. they only started arriving after the so—called par...