‘I was running out of money’: After quitting wartime Russia, some return
Al JazeeraRussia’s war on Ukraine saw many flee due to the fear of persecution or being drafted, but some have returned, finding life abroad challenging. “For now, I can say that close to one million people since the beginning of the war have stayed abroad,” she said. Artur, another IT worker from St Petersburg, left immediately after Putin’s announcement of what Russia terms its “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. “A lot of people with an antiwar stance stayed in non-visa countries as in the South Caucasus, Black Sea region and Balkans, and unfortunately, the situation there has become worse,” Burakova said. Of course, I wouldn’t shout my views at every corner, but I have never renounced my views, and I can always argue that I have always been against war and do not see anything in it that needs to be hushed up.” Artur acknowledged that some of his friends support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and speaking with them has become awkward, but he still tries to find common ground unless they openly support war crimes.
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