Accents of Europe

The Russians of the New Diaspora

Audio 7:30 p.m.

Since Serbia is the last country in Europe accessible by air from Russia, the Russian community has grown strongly in Belgrade.

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By: Frederique Lebel

2 mins

This exodus is already being compared to that of the 1930s. Thousands of citizens have fled Russia.

Intellectuals, opponents, artists, journalists or individuals simply worried about the evolution of the regime.

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Great shift in Belgrade 

Since direct flights to major European capitals have been abolished, many have chosen Belgrade, which has maintained its air links with Moscow.

And Serbia does not impose a visa.

But on arrival, all these opponents of the war in Ukraine discover a country that is largely pro Putin.

Curious atmosphere.

This is the report in Belgrade by

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Mixing genres in Istanbul

And four hours by plane from Moscow, Istanbul has also become a refuge for thousands of threatened Russians, including journalists who risk 15 years in prison if they talk about war in Ukraine.

But alongside these very political refugees, there are also very rich Russian citizens, attracted by Turkey which, while supporting Ukraine, refuses to inflict the slightest sanction on its aggressor.

The Erdogan government thus hopes to attract investments from wealthy Russians to support an economy in crisis.

Funny mix of genres that

tells us about from Istanbul .

In Prague against Putin 

And they arrived a long time ago.

From the 90s. There is a community of 50,000 Russians in the Czech Republic.

And they wanted to make their opposition to Vladimir Putin's policy known publicly.

In Prague, the explanations of

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The absence of Russian tourists in Spain

As for the Spaniards, they already mourn their Slavic and especially Russian tourists.

The small seaside resort of Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava attracted some 70,000 Russians and 30,000 Ukrainians each summer.

After the ordeal of the Covid, tourism professionals fear the bad season too much.

Report by

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The European eye of Franceline Beretti 

And just a week before the second round of the French presidential election, how do our European neighbors view this clash which is looming between Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally party on the one hand and President outgoing Emmanuel Macron and his party La République en Marche?

A duel that has not finished fascinating our neighbors.

It is the European eye of Franceline Beretti.

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