“My flight out of Moscow was full of fleeing Russians”: Felix Light leaves Russia
The Moscow-based correspondent on his decision to depart the country amid war, media clampdown and rumours of martial law.
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Felix Light
Felix Light is a reporter with the Moscow Times, covering Russia and the former Soviet Union.
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