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Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Istanbul since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, outraged about what they see as a criminal war, worried about conscription or the possibility of a closed Russian border, or concerned that their livelihoods are no longer viable back home.
And they are just the tip of the iceberg. Tens of thousands more traveled to countries like Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan which are better known as sources of migration to Russia. At the land border with Latvia — open only to those with European visas — travelers reported waits lasting hours.
www.nytimes.com
This is what Putin’s war is doing to the Russian state itself. Putin’s war is destroying his own nation. Russia is quickly heading to shithole status. These Russians fleeing Russia are the middle class. Nobody wants this war except the maniacal and murderous Putin.
And they are just the tip of the iceberg. Tens of thousands more traveled to countries like Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan which are better known as sources of migration to Russia. At the land border with Latvia — open only to those with European visas — travelers reported waits lasting hours.
‘Things Will Only Get Worse.’ Putin’s War Sends Russians Into Exile. (Published 2022)
Thousands of Russians saw their comfortable, middle-class lives fade overnight with the invasion ordered by President Vladimir V. Putin.
This is what Putin’s war is doing to the Russian state itself. Putin’s war is destroying his own nation. Russia is quickly heading to shithole status. These Russians fleeing Russia are the middle class. Nobody wants this war except the maniacal and murderous Putin.
