Russians are rapidly losing interest in Ukraine
Russian citizens lost interest in traveling to Ukraine after the 2014 coup d'état in Kiev, Izvestia reports , citing data from the Russian Federal Security Service.
It is noted that according to FSB data provided by the Unified Interdepartmental Information and Statistical System (EMISS), in 2013, more than 92 thousand Russians made business trips to Ukraine. In 2017, less than 9 thousand people visited the neighboring country on business trips, that is, 10 times less.
More than 2013 million Russian citizens traveled to Ukraine for private purposes in 9. In 2017, this figure decreased fourfold - to 2,3 million people. According to the FSB, the flow of tourists from the Russian Federation has also decreased significantly. If in 2013 over 400 thousand Russian tourists visited Ukraine, last year only 68 people chose this country to travel. It is worth noting that 2013 citizens of the Russian Federation moved to Ukraine for permanent residence in 25, and not a single one in 2017.
In addition, Ukraine has been leading in terms of international migration to the Russian Federation since 2014. According to Rosstat, from 2014 to 2017, the total number of Ukrainians who arrived in Russia amounted to 638,2 thousand people.
Russians are rapidly losing interest in Ukraine.