Kazakhstan’s border guards confirmed this Friday that the number of Russians entering the country has increased following a partial mobilization of reservists to Ukraine issued on Wednesday by a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Currently, there is an increase in the number of foreign citizens entering the Republic of Kazakhstan through the Kazakh-Russian border,” the Central Asian country’s National Security Committee agency said in a statement.
Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a “partial mobilization” of the country’s citizens as the war in Ukraine approaches its seventh month of conflict in a message to the nation.
The measure, which came into force immediately, is due to the need to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
The announcement immediately sparked an out-of-Russia ticket buying frenzy, with flights filling up quickly and thousands of the country’s residents taking to the streets to protest the mobilization of reservists, resulting in more than 1,300 arrests.
On Thursday, several videos surfaced on social media showing long lines of cars with Russian plates at various border posts between Russia and Kazakhstan.
The border service of Kazakhstan explained that 30 automobile checkpoints “work as usual”, but admitted that in four places there are “traffic jams due to the large flow of passengers and vehicles.”
“The situation is under special control. The Border Service, together with the relevant government agencies, ensures security and law and order at the borders. Cooperation with the Russian border agency has already been established,” the Kazakh agency said.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, from the beginning of the year to the present, 4.3 million foreigners have entered the country, of which 1.6 million are Russians.
The Kazakh ministry assured that “migration processes are monitored” and compliance with the law allowing Russians to enter Kazakhstan without a visa, although they can only stay in the neighboring country for 90 days.
The same lines that meet on the border with Kazakhstan can also be seen in other countries neighboring Russia, such as Finland, Mongolia and Georgia, which coincides with Putin’s decree on partial mobilization.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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