Russians and Ukrainians flock to Bali for days under the sun and to avoid military call-up

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BALI (Indonesia), April 26 (The Japan News/ANN): Many Russians and Ukrainians are travelling to Bali to avoid being mobilized amid their country’s invasion of Ukraine.

A string of illegal stays and illicit employment involving Russian nationals prompted protests from locals that led the Bali provincial government to ask the central government — led by President Joko Widodo — to partially suspend the issuance of visas to Russians.