Russian exiles live in dangerous limbo

Published February 10, 2023 11:00am ET



In the months that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an estimated 400,000 Russians fled abroad. Most were disgusted by the war and had a premonition that things would only get worse. For these conscientious objectors who fled early, life has settled into a dangerous limbo.

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