Russia in exile

Russia is currently experiencing the largest wave of politically driven emigration in its modern history. Among the hundreds of thousands of migrants, a relatively small but active group of civic activists, politicians, journalists and researchers is involved in rebuilding civil society, an independent media, expertise and political activism in exile. A commitment by like-minded democratic states to host and support these communities should be based on a long-term, coordinated approach and tightly linked to the pursuit of common European security objectives.