'We're so anguished': Worried Latin American students speak out from Russia

NBC News ^ | March 28, 2022 | Albinson Linares, Noticias Telemundo

[4Runner]

Vanesa Rincón said she has barely slept since Feb. 24, when the thunderous sound and vibrations of the shock waves from the bombs tore her from sleep. Dark circles crown her dark eyes as she talks about the terror she experiences daily in Belgorod, a Russian city bordering Ukraine, where she studies international law.

“One wants to get away from the war and the bombs,” the Colombian student said. “We're so anguished that I never want to hear that noise again. I want to return to Bogotá as soon as I can.”

Rincón said that during the first week of the conflict, she was on night duty with her fellow students in case something happened. Belgorod is about 25 miles from the war zone, so Rincón is counting the days to be able to leave.

“It’s not normal, it’s not pretty, and you’re scared all the time. It doesn’t matter who’s good or bad; all you want is to run away,” she said.

[4Runner]

South America. cursed breeding ground of good little Marxists. If Putin were U.S. president, bombs would be falling in Bogota.

[Navy Patriot]

Boo Hoo, there's no Ukes and Ruskies shootin' it out in Bogotá, sweetie.

You shoulda stayed there.

[dforest]

I don’t care. Go home.

[ConservativeInPA]

Comcrap/NBC Universal ... who gives a crap about a student from Columbia. Is my heart supposed to be touched? Am I supposed to feel and stop thinking? Screw Comcrap.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Studying international law…..in Russia? That’s like studying environmental studies in China

[DUMBGRUNT]

At the beginning of the month, the Russian Parliament approved new legal provisions that, among other things, punish with up to 15 years in prison people who make any statement about military actions in Ukraine that authorities describe as false. Criticism of the military is also punishable with prison terms and steep fines.

Ron Klain and his sock puppet are so jealous.

[nagant]

Thank the Biden crime family for setting up a bioweapons lab in Ukraine, honey.