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8:56 am: The Ukrainian community in France more united than ever
To the rhythm of gatherings and collections of donations, the Ukrainian community in France has strengthened ties. “There has been a huge patriotic revival. Here, the community has put itself in battle order, everyone fulfills a function: to demonstrate, to counter online propaganda, to welcome refugees, to collect donations… ”, lists Anastasia Loskot, former dancer of the national ballet Virsky, ribbon yellow and blue tied to the backpack. The mobilization brings together members of a scattered diaspora, including Russian speakers from the east, such as Evgenia Besançon, who left in 1991 in the midst of “”ukrainisation“Russian-speaking regions”, Western Ukrainians.