Italy Urges Nationals to 'Consider' Leaving Russia
ROME – Italians living in Russia should "consider" leaving the country, their embassy in Moscow said on Thursday, warning that getting out is becoming increasingly difficult.
From the Equity Insider archive. This article dates from Sep 29, 2022 and is preserved as first published.
ROME – Italians living in Russia should “consider” leaving the country, their embassy in Moscow said on Thursday, warning that getting out is becoming increasingly difficult.
Italian expatriates in Russia “are recommended to consider whether their stay is necessary, and if not, to leave the country”, the embassy said.
Italian expatriates in Russia “are recommended to consider whether their stay is necessary, and if not, to leave the country”, the embassy said.
The statement noted a “dizzying increase in the already high cost of” plane flights out of Russia, and reported long queues at border crossings with some neighbouring countries.
Tens of thousands of draft-age men have left Russia since President Vladimir Putin announced a martial mobilisation last week to bolster his army in Ukraine.
