Irv72

I don't disagree. There is no way Ukraine can win this war, except by convincing the West to get involved in a bigger one. It's simple arithmetic: the Russians have 3 times more cannon fodder.

In MANY countries, including the US and many European ones, leaving the country at time of war would be considered desertion, and punished with long prison terms. One wouldn't be denied consular services; one would be arrested on the spot. The Ukrainian government is so nice it's downright populist.