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In pro-Putin Serbia, liberal-minded Russians seek a home

A huge poster advertising a Russian state propaganda outlet that recently launched in Serbia is seen at the shopping center in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Hairstylist Stanislav Shenkevich, 29, from St. Petersburg gives a customer a haircut at a barbershop in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A woman holds a banner that reads: "Freedom of Navalny" during a rally in support of Russia's political prisoners in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A woman holds a white pigeon, a symbol of peace during a rally in support of Russia's political prisoners in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) People hold pictures of Russia's political prisoners during a rally in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A man walks by a drawn again mural depicting the logo of Russia's Wagner Group on a wall in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A woman holds a banner that reads: "Freedom for all political prisoners" during a rally in support of Russia's political prisoners in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A woman holds a banner that reads in Russian: "My Russia sitting in prison!" during a rally in support of Russia's political prisoners in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) People hold pictures of Russia's political prisoners during a rally in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) People attend a rally in support of Russia's political prisoners in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Artem, a 33-year-old web-developer from St. Petersburg arrives at a Belgrade bar, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Photos of the guests are seen on the wall at a Belgrade bar that serves as an unofficial hub of liberal Russians - opposition to the war in Ukraine, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Artem, a 33-year-old web-developer from St. Petersburg works at a Belgrade bar, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A friendly, fellow-Slavic nation, Serbia has welcomed the fleeing Russians who need visas to travel to much richer Western European states. But in Serbia, they have not escaped the long reach of Putin's hardline regime influence. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Coffee mugs with a pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin on sale on the main pedestrian street in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, about 200,000 Russians have left their homeland for Serbia, with many seeking a new life in a fraternal Slavic country free from Kremlin oppression. The Balkan country is a close ally of Moscow, with historic, religious and cultural ties, and Russia backs Serbia’s claim over its former province of Kosovo. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A man stands in front of a closed small shop called "Moscow - Belgrade", on the main pedestrian street in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, about 200,000 Russians have left their homeland for Serbia, with many seeking a new life in a fraternal Slavic country free from Kremlin oppression. The Balkan country is a close ally of Moscow, with historic, religious and cultural ties, and Russia backs Serbia’s claim over its former province of Kosovo. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A vendor sells refrigerator magnets showing a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on main pedestrian street in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, about 200,000 Russians have left their homeland for Serbia, with many seeking a new life in a fraternal Slavic country free from Kremlin oppression. The Balkan country is a close ally of Moscow, with historic, religious and cultural ties, and Russia backs Serbia’s claim over its former province of Kosovo. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)