The small Balkan nation is home to thousands of people from two warring countries, and many of them are not only co-existing but doing so happily.
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00:00 In Montenegro, one in six inhabitants are now Ukrainians or Russians.
00:07 According to the preliminary results of a census held last year, their number has risen sharply since Russia invaded Ukraine.
00:15 This is the Church of the Holy Trinity in the old town of Budva.
00:20 On Sundays, Russians and Ukrainians sing together in the church choir.
00:25 They feel that this is their home.
00:30 All the differences between people are resolved in this sense.
00:35 Everyone is praying, and people, no one is responsible for the war on this and that side.
00:40 Everyone is praying for peace, and that's why everyone is gathered here in this holy temple.
00:46 The Mediterranean climate and the authorities are trying to keep the peace in the country.
00:52 The Mediterranean climate and the orthodox culture are factors that make Montenegro attractive for Russians and Ukrainians,
01:00 who live here in peace despite the hostility between their countries.
01:04 We didn't have any troubles, and they also understand us, and we understand them.
01:09 They understand the situation, they understand why we are here.
01:13 So I think that the environment is just friendly.
01:17 The final results of the census are expected to confirm that Montenegro is the country with the highest number of migrants per capita from Russia and Ukraine.
01:27 Both Russians and Ukrainians who now live in Montenegro, far from their homes and hostilities in their countries,
01:34 pray together for peace in this Church of Holy Trinity.
01:38 In Budva, Montenegro, for Euronews, Borjan Jovanovski.
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