2 Russians Seek Asylum After Reaching Remote Alaska Island

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing in a small boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office said Thursday.

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