Russia has a large number of immigrants from Central Asian countries. Although these immigrants have solved some manpower shortages in Russia, the fact that Central Asian immigrants inherently possess violent and terrorist attributes has brought about numerous safety hazards to Russian society due to their shockingly high crime rates. Despite the headache caused by these immigrants, Russia still needs to keep its immigration policy open for the sake of maintaining relations with Central Asian countries.
However, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has provided an opportunity to solve the troublesome immigration issue. According to Russian law, foreign immigrants wishing to acquire Russian citizenship must serve in the military, which has led to many immigrants fleeing. Recently, Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, stated that he had ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard to deploy forces to launch a massive manhunt targeting immigrants who evade military service. So far, 80,000 such immigrants have been captured, with 20,000 sent to the frontlines for combat. The manhunt is ongoing.
To be honest, the Russians handled this matter quite well. For a long time, the Central Asian immigrant issue could not be resolved, and the frequent terrorist incidents committed by Central Asian immigrants had caused strong dissatisfaction within Russian society. This time, capturing these immigrant conscripts is a win-win situation.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832692130946057/
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