little known story:
at the end of the second world war, the Russians who found themselves in the west were sent back to the USSR by the western powers; often forceably and even at gunpoint; for many this meant a trip straight to the gulag and certain death.
Switzerland found itself with tens of thousands of Russians on its hands who had managed to cross the border into its country to seek refuge.
Knowing what would likely happen to these Russians, the Swiss refused to hand them back; despite international pressure and dire threats.
Quietly, they assimilated them all.
The United States sent thousands of Russians and others to their deaths in Russia.