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He refused to fight for Putin. Germany says it’s safe for him to go back.

Summary by Politico Europe
When Russia sent Georgy Avaliani to fight in Ukraine, he did exactly what German leaders proposed: He ran. A pacifist who fled the front after being forcibly conscripted, he says he survived beatings and mock executions in a “torture basement” before escaping Russia altogether. Last week, Germany told him it would be safe to go back. In a letter, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) rejected the 47-year-old’s asylum application, …

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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