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Alison Hird with RFI

EU divided on welcoming Russians fleeing military draft

A billboard in St Petersburg promotes contract army service with an image of a serviceman and the slogan reading "Serving Russia is a real job". AFP - OLGA MALTSEVA

Men of fighting age have been leaving Russia in droves since President Vladimir Putin’s decision to partially mobilise Russian reservists. The EU is trying to get a common position on whether to open its doors, but for the moment it's up to individual member states – and they're deeply divided.

Increasing numbers of draft-age men have fled Russia since last Wednesday when some 300,000 reservists were called to fight in Ukraine.

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