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#Russia_CentralAsia: Fleeing Western sanctions, some 700,000 Russians opened banks in Uzbekistan, only 35,000 of them continue to live there. Apparently another 35,000 Russians arrived as "credit card tourists" looking to get into the Uzbek banking system for internationally⤵️
backed payment cards (after Mir cards were banned in the West and also among many Russia's closest allies). In September-October alone, VTB approved 7,000 transfers to Russia's "friendly" countries, including Uzbekistan (worth $34 million).⤵️
In all, some 318,000 Russians have entered Uzbekistan since the start of the Russian war.
