Thousands of Russians choose exile

There was more than 20 kilometers of queuing, on Sunday 25 September, to pass in Georgia. In these thousands of cars, the Russians are fleeing from the reserve crowd that Vladimir Putin has issued. Here they are finally on the Georgian side, after two or three days of packing up. We find them in Tbilisi, the capital of the country. New queue to get SIM and call locally. Bags on the sidewalk, these guys explained that until now, the Russians have let almost everyone pass, sometimes with bribes, up to 180 euros.

These men often say that they have not been called by the military authorities, but are leaving as a precaution. “It has gone too far. What the government offers us does not suit me. (…) Of course not everyone will be mobilized, but you don’t know if it will fall on you or someone else.”Russian says. These Russian newcomers are not necessarily welcome in Georgia. In one recent graffiti, they are invited with expletives to go home.