Thread: U.S. Capitol Rioter Seeks Asylum in Belarus - State TV

A man on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for allegedly attacking police during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot is now seeking asylum in Belarus, the ex-Soviet country’s state-run television reported Sunday.


Evan Neumann, 48, is wanted in the United States on charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, as well as for assaulting, resisting and obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder. Neumann denies the charges as “unfounded.”


Neumann sold his California home in spring and was thought to have moved to Ukraine to evade arrest, ABC News reported this summer.


“Judging by his story, [Neumann] is the same type of simple American whose shops were burned by Black Lives Matter activists,” a Belarus 1 TV channel presenter said, echoing a common talking point on Russian state television.

Neumann “sought justice and asked uncomfortable questions” following the 2020 U.S. elections disputed by ex-President Donald Trump, the presenter added, “but lost almost everything and is being persecuted by the U.S. government.”


Belarusian border authorities detained Neumann on the border with Ukraine on Aug. 15, Belarus 1 reported.


“This situation has not only never happened, but was difficult to imagine,” said the channel’s reporter in a segment titled “Goodbye, America!”


In a sit-down interview, Neumann recalled crossing swampy forests and meeting wild hogs and snakes in his journey from Ukraine to Belarus. Belarus 1 reported that Neumann traveled from the U.S. to Italy in March, then took a train to Switzerland and drove to Germany and Poland before settling in western Ukraine, where he had rented an apartment for four months.


Neumann said he noticed Ukrainian security services “following” him two weeks into his stay, which prompted him to cross into neighboring Belarus and seek asylum.


Belarusian migration authorities declined to comment, citing confidentiality of personal data, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti reported Monday.


At least three U.S. citizens have applied for asylum in Belarus so far in 2021, the outlet added.


Belarus meanwhile has been accused of orchestrating a wave of migrants and refugees, mainly from the Middle East, toward European Union members' borders in retaliation to EU sanctions. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has denied the charges.

U.S. Capitol Rioter Seeks Asylum in Belarus – State TV - The Moscow Times

WOW! It is so ironic that these nutcases bleat on and on about socialism. The fact that there is a connection between the old USSR and the American hard right is beyond disturbing.

Originally Posted by bsnub

The fact that there is a connection between the old USSR and the American hard right is beyond disturbing.

Could be that most of the old USSR is.....hard right

^^ White people is the connection.

Originally Posted by misskit

White people is the connection.

Desperate white people who swallow the same propaganda.

The people in Belarus,and Ukraine are very white and Pale.

Sun will rise in Seattle soon.

Originally Posted by misskit

Neumann recalled crossing swampy forests and meeting wild hogs and snakes in his journey from Ukraine to Belarus. Belarus 1 reported that Neumann traveled from the U.S. to Italy in March, then took a train to Switzerland and drove to Germany and Poland before settling in western Ukraine, where he had rented an apartment for four months.

he couldn’t get a direct flight? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

hmm be careful, some may view your post as having racial connotations

Originally Posted by helge

Sun will rise in Seattle soon.

Originally Posted by Saint Willy

he couldn’t get a direct flight? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I was thinking this. Maybe he's on a "no-fly" list.

Originally Posted by bsnub

WOW! It is so ironic that these nutcases bleat on and on about socialism. The fact that there is a connection between the old USSR and the American hard right is beyond disturbing.

You are kidding right?
How about Trump how is that for a russian connection

Originally Posted by helge

Could be that most of the old USSR is.....hard right

The USSR was conservative on many social issues but they had a lot of women working and were for equality in that sense

Originally Posted by Saint Willy

he couldn’t get a direct flight? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Are you insane. He was on a no fly list. He would have been detained even in the Ukraine airport. For going for a stroll in the US capital building.

Originally Posted by Backspin

The USSR was

I know

Originally Posted by helge

that most of the old USSR is.

What it is today

And I added 'most of' cause I'm not sure how far right the Baltic states has slipped.

I know that they treat their pensioners like shit and that's always a bad sign

Originally Posted by helge

Sun will rise in Seattle soon.

A sensible post followed by two beauties:

Originally Posted by Chico

hmm be careful, some may view your post as having racial connotations

Originally Posted by Backspin

He was on a no fly list. He would have been detained even in the Ukraine airport. For going for a stroll in the US capital building.

Backspit and the gap-toothed midget always amuse.

Originally Posted by helge

And I added 'most of' cause I'm not sure how far right the Baltic states has slipped.

Similar to the former East German states, I guess. If you have suffered under Soviet-style socialism for decades, the last thing you want to do is trust socialism as a whole. Although:
Estonia Centrist party
Latvia Centre Right coalition
Lithuania a mish-mash of all directions

Originally Posted by Backspin

dbl post

How can it be a double post when you haven't posted a 'first' one?

Originally Posted by katie23

Good luck to him (and others) on thinking that they'll have free speech in Belarus.

Yup . . . I'm sure the fascist regime will love to allow these morons to march around town with a gun . . . heading toward their capitol building.

Dumber than . . . well . . .

Being in Belarus is nearly as good as a prison sentence.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

Being in Belarus is nearly as good as a prison sentence.

Real Freedumb.

Do not travel to Belarus due to the arbitrary enforcement of laws, risk of detention, and COVID –19 and related entry restrictions. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Belarus due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.
Belarus Travel Advisory

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What ever happened to fleeing to Brazil to escape extradition . . . covid, sure . . . but Belarus?

Can Julian Assange seek asylum in Belarus too?

He has to get there first . . . he should really get it in Australia . . . weak as piss pollies

Originally Posted by sabang

Can Julian Assange seek asylum in Belarus too?

I have a better one, Backspin Belarus, he would fit right in with the "nutso" community there.