Russian Migration to Georgia Grows Amidst Putin’s Aggressive War Against Ukraine
https://jamestown.org/program/russian-mi...t-ukraine/
INTRO: In a press briefing on March 11, Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri revealed that approximately 25,000–30,000 Russian citizens had arrived and stayed in Georgia following Russia’s launch of full-scale military aggression against Ukraine. Most of these individuals were escaping asphyxiating Western sanctions and fear a further escalation of repressions by the Russian authorities. Many Georgians are worried about this process.
David Avalishvili, a columnist with the independent news and analytical agency Nation.ge, noted that since Minister Gomerlauri’s first statement, this resettlement figure had doubled. “Before the [COVID-10] pandemic, about a million Russian tourists came to Georgia [annually]; but now it is not tourists who are coming but those who want to become residents,” Avalishvili said. He continued, “These Russians are seeking a long-term stay in Georgia for three particular reasons: they can remain in this country for one year without a visa; in addition, Georgians speak Russian; and a quick business registration allows them to transfer their businesses from Russia to Georgia”.. (MORE - details)
Ukrainian refugees surpass 4 million
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/108972111...y-march-30
The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad has topped 4 million, according to the U.N. refugee agency. More than half have gone to neighboring Poland, with others fleeing to nearby Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia and other countries. Some 350,000 have fled to Russia, the U.N. estimates. Officials in besieged Mariupol accused the Russian military of forcibly deporting thousands of city residents to Russia.
https://jamestown.org/program/russian-mi...t-ukraine/
INTRO: In a press briefing on March 11, Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri revealed that approximately 25,000–30,000 Russian citizens had arrived and stayed in Georgia following Russia’s launch of full-scale military aggression against Ukraine. Most of these individuals were escaping asphyxiating Western sanctions and fear a further escalation of repressions by the Russian authorities. Many Georgians are worried about this process.
David Avalishvili, a columnist with the independent news and analytical agency Nation.ge, noted that since Minister Gomerlauri’s first statement, this resettlement figure had doubled. “Before the [COVID-10] pandemic, about a million Russian tourists came to Georgia [annually]; but now it is not tourists who are coming but those who want to become residents,” Avalishvili said. He continued, “These Russians are seeking a long-term stay in Georgia for three particular reasons: they can remain in this country for one year without a visa; in addition, Georgians speak Russian; and a quick business registration allows them to transfer their businesses from Russia to Georgia”.. (MORE - details)
Ukrainian refugees surpass 4 million
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/108972111...y-march-30
The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad has topped 4 million, according to the U.N. refugee agency. More than half have gone to neighboring Poland, with others fleeing to nearby Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia and other countries. Some 350,000 have fled to Russia, the U.N. estimates. Officials in besieged Mariupol accused the Russian military of forcibly deporting thousands of city residents to Russia.