In the US they’d probably be good candidates for asylum if they can make out the case for why they fear persecution in Russia. I don’t think the argument about weakening the Russian opposition holds any water; it’s not a democracy and their opinions are frankly irrelevant to Russian politics unless they are armed and have personal access to Putin. So we should not encourage dissident Russian generals or palace guards to to seek asylum but everyone else might as well.
In the US they’d probably be good candidates for asylum if they can make out the case for why they fear persecution in Russia. I don’t think the argument about weakening the Russian opposition holds any water; it’s not a democracy and their opinions are frankly irrelevant to Russian politics unless they are armed and have personal access to Putin. So we should not encourage dissident Russian generals or palace guards to to seek asylum but everyone else might as well.