Article 6DYMM ‘One big adventure’: the Russian minister who fled the draft to drive trucks in the US

‘One big adventure’: the Russian minister who fled the draft to drive trucks in the US

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Pjotr Sauer
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Denis Sharonov is part of a historic exodus as hundreds of thousands of Russians seek to escape Vladimir Putin's war

The former minister drove his big white truck north until he reached Michigan. The Great Lakes provided a welcome relief from the scorching Texas heat.

After years navigating the byzantine corridors of provincial Russian power, Denis Sharonov now works as a truck driver, steering his way through the vast highways of the US.

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