A number of prominent Russian opposition politicians in exile have appealed to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to grant asylum to their compatriots facing deportation from the United States. Their letter, shared exclusively with Canada’s The Globe and Mail, was signed by Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, along with former political prisoners Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin.

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A number of prominent Russian opposition politicians in exile have appealed to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to grant asylum to their compatriots facing deportation from the United States. Their English-language letter, shared exclusively with Canada’s The Globe and Mail, was signed by Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, along with former political prisoners Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin.

In their letter, the politicians noted that “several hundred opposition-minded Russians” were forced to flee after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, many seeking asylum in the U.S.

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  • grte@lemmy.ca
    9·
    3 months ago

    I’m fine with it. These people are obviously not going to have a good time if they end up back in Russia.