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Russia is seizing thousands of passports from people who might flee the war in Ukraine or run off with secrets

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Shits going well when you don't let anyone into your country. Shits going amazing when you don't let them leave.
- Both nations do not allow men to leave.
  
  Difference being that one is big and self-proclaimed superpower on a three day plus x special military operation, and the other way smaller and less powerful in terms of economy and military.
You get 5 days? I would leave now.
Russia is going to have to build a wall to keep its people trapped.
- I know a guy. I'd be happy to send him over there. Permanently.
- Been there. Done that.
- So is Ukraine.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Russia is seizing the passports of thousands of Russians who are banned from traveling abroad, including people meant to fight in Ukraine, and those holding national secrets.
A new decree targets convicts, conscripts, employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB), or people with access to state secrets or "information of special importance," according to Reuters.
Conscripts are an obvious target — those involuntarily recruited for fight in Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be reluctant to take part given the high casualty rates.
In March, the UK's Ministry of Defence reported that Russia confiscated the passports of some officials to stop them from fleeing the country or defecting.
In April, the Financial Times reported that Russia's security services were taking passports from officials and executives in state-owned companies to prevent defections.
Despite these tactics, the Russian army is struggling to send enough soldiers to make up for its front-line losses, the Institute for the Study of War reported in an assesment last Friday.
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Out of interest, how are the russian media portraying this situation without making the population question "are we the baddies?"

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