INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Melania has been waiting 10 months for an answer to her request for political asylum that she filed after fleeing to Lithuania in the weeks
applications filed by Russian citizens almost tripled last year as hundreds of thousands of Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine or
period of 2021.A woman on her laptop by a line of vehicles at the Russian-Georgian border, September 2022
Valery Sharifulin / TASSDifferent EU countries have taken their own approaches to Russians fleeing the war, with the Baltic states as well
not be granting asylum to those who are simply running from responsibility
Russians should stay and fight
EU asylum application processes were known to be notoriously slow, with applicants of all nationalities often waiting a year or more for an
Germany last year after 10 hours of interviews over 9 months.Border officials check passports at the Finnish-Russian border in Nuijamaa,
influx of conscription-age Russians.As the wait drags on for asylum applicants already in Europe, even those pessimistic about their chances
