49 German citizens sought asylum in Russia in 2026, according to data from the Russian Ministry of the Interior, this is the highest figure among EU countries. After Germany are Latvia and Lithuania. Among the citizens of the Baltic republics, 36 and 12 people sought asylum in Russia, respectively. In general, within the European Union, the indicators correspond to the number of Russian-speaking inhabitants. The Russian diaspora in Germany is the largest in Europe. Latvia, in turn, has many more Russian-speaking residents than Lithuania.