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In Bali, warring sides learn to cohabitate

An image of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing makeup at Parq Ubud in Bali, Indonesia, which has become a popular place to live and work for the Russians and Ukrainians who have fled, Dec 12, 2022. Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have fled their homelands for Bali. But even in a tropical paradise, the war is ever-present. (Photos: The New York Times)

BALI, Indonesia: At a cafe more than 6,000 miles from the front lines, the Kyiv-style cake sits near the kartoshkas, a Russian dessert made of cookies, condensed milk and butter.

The chef is Russian, but the borscht on the menu, first described as a “Russian soup”, is now identified as being of Ukrainian origin.

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