Watch: Russians on why they're fleeing to Europe
, especially among the segment of society there that does not support the war, that they should get out while they still can.The World Is Watching Russia Invade Ukraine. But Russian Media Is Telling a Different Story
Protestors show their support for Ukraine as they take part in a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Helsinki on March 5, 2022.Konstantin Sonin, a Russian economist at the University of Chicago,earlier this week that some 200,000 Russians have emigrated since the start of the war. At least 80,000 of them have gone to Armenia, according to the government there, and 25,000 of them are in Georgia. Turkey and Israel have also received large numbers.
is predicting that the country’s unemployment rate, which stood at 4.4% prior to the Ukraine invasion, will double by year’s end. And those who depend on foreign currency have seen their incomes frozen.Daria, who works in education and arrived Friday in Helsinki, for example, has both Russian and Canadian passports.
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