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Alexander Lekhov says tensions are not being felt much around him, although he has seen more military uniforms on the streets in recent weeks.
The 32-year-old is among thousands of citizens of Albanian descent living in several villages and towns in Ukraine. Speaking Albanian with little difficulty, he told Radio Europa that the situation on the ground is less dramatic than it appears in the foreign press.
“Right now, there are not many problems and we are not afraid. “I do not know what will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but for today we do not have as many problems as the media show”, he says. Maxim Kirchev, another Ukrainian Albanian lives in Kiev.
The 39-year-old claims that even there the situation is generally calm, however people are preparing for all the scenarios. “We are trying to stay calm. People generally try not to panic.
“There is a saying in Ukraine: ‘Keep calm and clean your weapon,'” Maxim said. It is believed that about 5 thousand citizens of Albanian origin live in Ukraine.
They are located mainly around the Odessa area. Their ancestors went there about 200 years ago, to escape the then wars of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.
Those who left Albania, according to Aleksandr Dermentli, president of the Association “Union of Albanians of Ukraine, originated mainly from the Korça area.
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