Belgrade
“On the morning of February 24, we were shocked to see images of the Russian invasion social networks. Our reaction was to leave. Quick, before another Iron Curtain falls. We have Ukrainian colleagues, friends; it is impossible for us to associate ourselves with this merciless aggression.” testifies Yelena Leuchenko, 30, sitting on a bench in the sun in Zemun Park on the outskirts of Belgrade, while her husband, Alexey, watches over their 2- and 4-year-old children, Tamara and Petar. A project manager in IT, he works remotely with Ukrainians for startups. Her husband, a chemical engineer, had to resign from his post in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan.
Thousands of Russians have fled Vladimir Putin’s regime in recent weeks and landed in Belgrade. As Serbia does not require a visa and direct flights to Moscow are maintained despite pressure from the European Union to suspend them and bring them into line with the regime…
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Source: Le Figaro
