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Ukraine protects Europe from Kremlin aggression, Russian dissident Yashin says

  • Ilya Yashin, a prominent Russian opposition activist, stated in Belgrade that Ukraine must be seen as a European country, emphasizing that the Ukrainian army is protecting Europe from Russian aggression.
  • Yashin made his first public appearance in Serbia after being imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  • Between February 2022 and 2024, over 74,000 Russians fled to Serbia to escape conscription or persecution related to their opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
  • Serbia has condemned the Russian invasion while seeking European Union membership, yet it has not joined Western sanctions against Russia, complicating its relationship with both Moscow and the West.
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Ilya Yashin, in a speech in Serbia, called on Europe to see Ukraine as a European country

"The Ukrainian army is not only protecting Ukraine, it is protecting Europe from Russian aggression," Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin stressed in a speech in Serbia.

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Europe must start seeing Ukraine as a European country and the Ukrainian army as a European army, Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin said in a speech in Belgrade on Friday. “The Ukrainian army is not only protecting Ukraine, it is protecting Europe from Russian aggression,” he said, addressing hundreds of Russians living in Serbia. Yashin was imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was released last year, alon…

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