'You are not welcome': Border protest calls for Georgia to stop influx of Russians
"Georgia is occupied by Russia, in the same way that part of Ukraine is still occupied by Russia, that’s why they are not welcome here as friends or brothers."
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"Georgia is occupied by Russia, in the same way that part of Ukraine is still occupied by Russia, that’s why they are not welcome here as friends or brothers."
Tens of thousands of Russian men have fled in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilisation.
Long lines of Russians trying to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine continued to clog highways out of the country on Wednesday, and Moscow reportedly set up draft offices at borders to intercept some of them.
Some media outlets released photos at the Verkhy Lars border crossing showing a black van with "military enlistment office" written on it.
Tens of thousands of Russian men have fled in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilisation.