Belarus blocks border crossings for Russian conscripts

Citizens of Russia who have been banned from leaving the country after receiving draft notices will not be able to travel abroad via Belarusian territory, the State Border Committee of Belarus has said.

Source: Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service

Details: The State Border Committee stated that Belarus and Russia share a joint database of conscripts.

Quote: "If departure is prohibited, then all questions should be addressed to the Russian Federation."

Details: Earlier this week, the Russian human rights initiative Movement of Conscientious Objectors reported that a conscript from St Petersburg who had been banned from leaving Russia was prevented from departing via Belarus.

On 23 April, he was not allowed to board a flight to Tbilisi at Minsk National Airport, and on 25 April, he was denied exit using his ID on a trip to Yerevan. In all cases, no written explanations were provided, the human rights group said.

According to the initiative, the case indicates that Belarus and Russia have begun exchanging data from the electronic military register and the register of draft notices.

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