Russian soldiers who quit Putin's war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
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Asylum claims from Russians have surged in the U.S., France and Germany since the invasion two years ago, but few are getting in.

The Associated Press spoke with five officers and one soldier who deserted the Russian military. All have criminal cases against them in Russia, where they face 10 years or more in prison. Each is waiting for a welcome from the West that has never arrived. Instead, all but one live in hiding.