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How are locals from Russia and Belarus adapting to the current economic and political turmoil?

Ep. 22

Today in this podcast, we are with news of Belarus potentially joining Russia in their invasion of Ukraine, and stiff economic sanctions in Russia, I’m joined by two locals to discuss the impact of the war in Russia and Belarus.

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