# Tech talent flees Russia as Western sanctions bite

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/tech-talent-flees-russia-as-western-sanctions-bite/
- Published: 2022-03-22T09:30:31-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image Credits: People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars at a Tinkoff ATM in a supermarket on Tverskaya street in Moscow. Getty Images. Article by Rita Liao. TechCrunch – March 20, 2022. Russia’s current talent outflow might well be the last wave of its chronic brain drain stretching back decades Russia is seeing an exodus of entrepreneurs, computer programmers and other educated middle-class citizens as Western sanctions and political instability make it impossible to run an international business in the country. […] Click here to view original web page at techcrunch.com