We do not have a figure, but according to Nicolas Gosset, many Russians also decide to settle in the Central Asian Republics, formerly Soviet: “Many young Russians who have computer skills, for example, come to these countries to set up their business there. Kazakhstan is even trying to attract them“, explains the Russia-Eurasia researcher at the Royal Institute of Defense.
These countries offer several advantages to Russians in exile:They do not need to present a visa. In addition, it protects them, they avoid sanctions. They can therefore develop their business and they do not enter into an antagonism with their country, which protects their family who would have remained in Russia for example.e” explains Nicolas Gosset.
The arrival of Russians is also accelerating in Georgia, particularly in the seaside resort of Batumi, bordered by the Black Sea and close to Turkey. “I am also told that more and more Russians are being noticed in the trendy bars and restaurants of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi“says the researcher.