Pursuits
A 14-Hour Detour Is Helping Russians Escape to the Beach
- Belarus international flights increasingly full of Russians
- Sun-seekers flocking to resorts in Turkey, Egypt’s Red Sea
Photographer: Mohamed El-Shamed/AFP via Getty Images
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Muscovites desperate for a summer holiday abroad this year have found a loophole that’s letting them evade Russia’s coronavirus ban on foreign travel. A loophole that involves a 14-hour round trip via Belarus.