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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Aleksandar Vasovic

In pro-Russian Serbia, a few Russians and Ukrainians unite to oppose war

A person stands next to a letter Z, which has become a symbol of the Russian military, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 20, 2022. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic

Each week about a dozen Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian expatriates opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine meet local Serbs in a Belgrade cafe to discuss the war and plan protest rallies.

Serbia's open borders to Russia have made the Balkan country a destination for thousands of Russians, including some fleeing sanctions or conscription and others opposed to the government in Moscow. Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war also arrived.

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