It is not only Maidan activists and known opponents of the Kremlin who should beware of visiting Russia. It is increasingly clear that any Ukrainian could be at risk, including those gullible enough to believe promises of good wages in Russia.
Russia’s FSB and police announced on Feb. 11 that 67 ‘drug traffickers’ had been arrested in the Moscow region, with 47 of them Ukrainians. While it is quite possible that some Ukrainians are engaged in crime in Russia, the number of the arrests suggests that the 47 people are likely victims of a human trafficking scam with a particularly menacing link to Russia’s undeclared war against Ukraine.
