LGBTQ Ukrainians and Russians find solidarity in Berlin

Soon after Polina Punegova and Yulia Maznyk arrived in Berlin, they were connected with Quarteera, an organisation that supports Russian LGBTQ speakers in Germany and other countries where Russian is spoken [Courtesy: Polina Punegova and Yulia Maznyk]

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Berlin, Germany – Having visited the German capital twice before, Polina Punegova, from the Russian port city of St Petersburg, had often told her Ukrainian partner Yulia Maznyk that she would love Berlin’s architecture, graffitied streets and spirit of open-mindedness, and that they should visit together.