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It seems strange to me that there aren't more defections. The West can offer a great deal of money to defectors, presumably, and if rumors of rampant Russian cy
by javajosh 5y ago
It seems strange to me that there aren't more defections. The West can offer a great deal of money to defectors, presumably, and if rumors of rampant Russian cynicism and greed are to be believed, why not just take it? (I'd also be curious to find out how many Russian pilots and tank crews have taken Ukraine up on it's $1M/$500k offer.)
- baybal2 5y ago
- hdjjhhvvhga 5y agoI don't think it's easy to pull off. Practically speaking, you need to know someone on the other side, convince them you are real, while hiding all these efforts from everyone else. A difficult task in a society full of distrust.
- euroderf 5y agoOTOH there are people paid to find defectors and exfiltrate them.
- spacemanmatt 5y agoOTOH there are people paid to find defectors and murder them
- dunefox 5y agoI think newspapers might be of help with something like this.
- throwaway7033 5y agoTaking money from the West doesn't keep you alive; if I were a Russian would-be defector I'd be worried about ending up like Alexander Litvinenko (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko).