War and repression deplete Russia’s workforces | Eastern Express https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/a50d64e0-f6d5-4dfa-8c16-de8c69a6f08c Russia and Belarus are seeking foreign workers as aging, emigration, and the consequences of war put pressure on their labor markets. Russian employers are expanding recruitment from India, while North Korean deployments raise concerns about coercion and sanctions evasion. In Belarus, complaints from Uzbek recruits expose the gap between official promises and workplace conditions. In this episode of Eastern Express, host Jonasz Rewiński and his guest, Mikhail Alexseev, Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University, examine whether immigration can ease these shortages and what it would take to retain workers. Can either government rebuild its workforce without addressing why people leave? Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Foreign workers as solution to labor shortages in Russia & Belarus 03:46 Introduction: Why recruitment alone cannot solve the crisis 07:41 Interview: War and demographic decline affect Russia differently 10:30 Interview: Xenophobia and the changing migrant experience in Russia 14:08 Interview: Belarus struggles to make migration economically attractive 18:42 Eastern News Flash 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Putin #Lukashenko Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:10:56 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl War and repression deplete Russia’s workforces | Eastern Express https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/a50d64e0-f6d5-4dfa-8c16-de8c69a6f08c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.