U.S. family moved to Russia to escape liberal culture and got drawn into the war with Ukraine

As many as 1,500 “ideological immigrants,” including 127 Americans, have applied for temporary residence in Russia in the last year.
Kyiv Independent on MSN

'Question of self-preservation' — Baltic states move to curb Moscow's sway over their Russian speakers

As Moscow steps up its hybrid onslaught against the Baltic states, local Russian-speaking populations present a potential weak spot to exploit. Russian is the mother tongue of roughly one-quarter and ...
UNHCR

Feature: Reaching out to asylum seekers in Russia

MOSCOW (UNHCR) - The camera zooms in on a stooping, dark-skinned man of Central Asian origin standing bewildered as Muscovites pass him in every direction. In broken speech he tries to find his way, ...