They prepared the Thai and English tables, writing on them as if they came from Russia, so as not to go to the army. One of the men also played guitar, drawing attention. "Help! I escaped from Russia from the war, I lost my business through the war, I don't want to return to Russia. Can you help by donating something? Do you have food for me?" - written on the cardboard. The Russians were detained and taken to a police station.
Oleksandr Kurikov and Yevgeny Malakhov told law enforcement officers who came to Thailand on December 9, 2022 and spent all their money a month. Not wanting to fly back to Russia, they decided to ask for help from Thai and tourists. The Immigration Service employee has informed Pattaya Now that men are still real tourist visas, so they will not be expelled from Thailand, but they would have to be responsible for illegal begging.
According to the current legislation, men are threatened with a fine of 10 thousand baht (about $ 300) or a month of imprisonment. September, when partial mobilization began in Russia, the number of Russians arriving in Thailand has increased all. The Thai Government considers Russian citizens tourists, not refugees who escape from the war, so it is very difficult to get political asylum. Earlier they wrote that the Russians use stolen Ukrainian passports to get into Europe.
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