Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled abroad in recent weeks, afraid of growing repression in their country, and increasing international isolation, since its invasion of Ukraine. Most of the new exiles are young and well-educated – writers, teachers, artists, IT workers – who fear they could be arrested and jailed for expressing opposition to the war, and even drafted into the army. Tens of thousands have escaped to Russia’s neighbour Georgia, where some are involved in humanitarian efforts to help the Ukrainian victims of the war. But Georgia itself, invaded by the Kremlin in 2008, has a tense relationship with Russia. Tim Whewell travels to the Georgian capital Tbilisi to meet some of the new exiles – and finds they’re not universally welcome. They’re accused of arrogance, of raising property prices – and possibly providing a pretext for the Kremlin to intervene again in Georgia. Presented by Tim Whewell Producer in Georgia: Rayhan Demytrie (Image: Russian exile, Katya Lapsha Credit: Lago Gogilashvili /BBC)

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