In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

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Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday. The two nationalities typically celebrate Easter in harmony in this strange corner of the world where they've forged new lives as expats. But this year there was unspoken tension even as children in floral dresses played on the stone steps and priests blessed bread baskets.

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In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year

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In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year. The

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In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year

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In Shadow of War, Russians, Ukrainians Mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. The church's gold Byzantine crosses rise unexpectedly from the dusty streets of Sharjah — a conservative Muslim emirate just south …

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In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow.The church’s gold Byzantine crosses rise unexpectedly from the dusty streets of Sharjah — a con…

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