Russian immigrants held a rally in Tbilisi
Yesterday – on October 23, Russian immigrants in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, protested the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putinagainst the policy of rally spent SOTA Telegram channel about it news spread Journalists report that up to 500 people participated in the protest on Rustavelli Avenue.
One goal of the event was to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. SOTA reports that at the end of the rally, funds up to 3 thousand dollars were collected.
The rally of Russian immigrants was organized by the international fund Free Russia Foundation.
Putin The number of Russians leaving the country has increased sharply since the announcement of “partial mobilization” for the war in Ukraine. According to various estimates, this number varies from several hundred thousand to several million, but the exact number is not known.
Georgia is one of the countries most often visited by Russians for emigration. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), 222 thousand Russians crossed the Georgian border in September. Statistics do not show how many of them go for tourism, emigration, or transit purposes.
However, the Ministry of the Interior of the Russians who came to Georgia in January 10 means less times.