Prague - (AFP) - The Czech Foreign Minister announced Thursday that his country will not issue humanitarian visas to Russians fleeing their country to avoid the mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin .

Many Russians seem to want to leave their country since Putin announced Wednesday that he would mobilize an additional 300,000 people to reinforce the forces that launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

"I understand that the Russians are fleeing from Putin's increasingly desperate decisions," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in a statement received by AFP.

"But those who flee their country because they do not want to fulfill an obligation imposed by their country do not meet the criteria for obtaining a humanitarian visa," said Lipavsky, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

The Czech Republic has a different attitude towards the fleeing Russians compared to other countries in the European Union, especially Germany, which announced Thursday its readiness to receive them.

"Anyone who courageously opposes Putin and puts himself in great danger can apply for political asylum in Germany," German Interior Minister Nancy Weser said.

Czechia stopped issuing visas to Russians in the aftermath of the invasion, but later resumed issuing them on humanitarian grounds.