Fearing they will be conscripted into a bloody conflict in Ukraine, thousands of elite students at a leading Russian university say they will quit if not allowed to study remotely abroad.
Around 3,100 people studying at the National Research University of Higher School of Economics in Moscow are demanding a return to online learning, according to reports.
In a move that openly defies Vladimir Putin, this would allow them to study in another country and avoid being called-up to fight against Ukraine.
