In recent weeks, the number of people fleeing Russia seems to have strengthened compared to the past, according to an Economist article citing data from Google Trends.
According to the Economist, data from Google Trends show that the search “how to leave Russia” is more popular than ever in the last 18 years, a period in which data are available.
Russian-language searches for the terms “political asylum”, “immigration”, “flights” and “visa” marked a leap in Russia in the days leading up to the outbreak of war.
According to the Economist, this is linked to other research. According to the independent polling company Levada Center, in the week before the invasion of Ukraine, 43% of Russians between the ages of 18 and 24 said they wanted to leave the country permanently. Almost half cited the financial situation as their motivation.
Aeroflot has suspended all flights abroad except Belarus from March 8
It is recalled that the Russian airline Aeroflot will suspend all flights abroad with the exception of those to and from Belarus from March 8, according to the TASS agency.
Russia’s state aviation authority on Saturday advised Russian airlines with foreign-leased aircraft to suspend passenger and commercial flights abroad from Russia from March 6 and from foreign countries to Russia from March 8.
It is noted that last week, the head of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the decision to close the EU airspace. for all Russian aircraft in the context of European sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine.
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