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by atemerev 322 days ago
Well, hello from a rounding error. I am Russian, I live in another country, and my bank accounts are closed because of "sanctions" even though I support Ukraine and will be immediately sent to prison were I to return to Russia. So I am sorry, don't touch my crypto.
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throwaway290 322 days ago
People like you champion crypto to work around pain and by this they prop up the same government that caused them this pain, good job

> will be immediately sent to prison were I to return to Russia

If this is true you can apply to asylum but for most people who fear this it is not true. Uunless you are literally famous, a rich guy or journalist or inconvenient criminal you are fine. Putler is not a total idiot and keeps an image of normal. My friends support Ukraine and one just recently came abroad again third time since the war started just fine. (To cash in crypto anonymous)

Send proof if I'm wrong!

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atemerev 321 days ago
I cannot apply for asylum as I left Russia many years before the war, so I technically wasn't "prosecuted". And there are many cases where people who are not famous journalists were jailed for a single comment like "Russia bombed Mariupol", do you need proofs of these cases, or you can find those yourself?
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throwaway290 321 days ago
No I can't, please post proof. I know journalists who rot in jail and I have a pro Ukraine friend who shares stories about different беспредел but not about random regular people jailed for things online. And that friend travels from Russia with no issues

> cannot apply for asylum as I left Russia many years before the war, so I technically wasn't "prosecuted"

you CAN apply for asylum if there is evidence that you will be prosecuted if you return. Really bro. I think even gay/trans people for example used this. But for being pro Ukraine anti war I don't think there's evidence you would be prosecuted unless you are famous or something

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