Several dating websites are seeing a great number of male clients looking for Ukrainian women for a love match. The online searches have been ongoing since the start of the Ukraine-Russia war..Quebec-based dating sites have been inundated with men seeking companionship with women fleeing Ukraine..For example, Ukreine.com has a section on its website allowing for women from the war-ravaged country to connect with local men, free of charge..“We have a double or a triple interest on the part of men,” said Dimitri Berezniakov, the founder of Ukreine.com..“Some men also come forward because they want to offer help.”.The website, with offices on Montreal’s Nuns’ Island and in Kharkiv, Ukraine, promotes itself as a “truly unique dating site.”.“All of the beautiful Russian and Ukrainian women you see on our dating site have undergone a strict verification process to confirm that they’re genuine, honest, and serious about starting a relationship,” the website states..“The vast majority of our members lived in eastern Ukraine in cities like Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Mariupol, Kherson, Nikolaev — the cities most affected by the war, that’s why the vast majority of Ukrainian women registered on our site are already in Western Ukraine near the Ukrainian border or have found temporary refuge in Poland, Hungary, and other border countries,” it says on Ukreine.com..On the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, the site explains why men seek women from Ukraine and Russia:.Beauty – 854 votesValue of the traditional family – 765 votesEducation – 345 votesReliability – 340 votesMentality – 190 votes. Quebec dating site matching Canadian men with female Ukrainian refugeesUkrainians on the move. Courtesy themoscowtimes.com .The FAQ quoted what clients had said about Russian and Ukrainian women they encountered for the first time:.“In 10 days in Ukraine, I saw more beautiful women than in 6 (sic) months in my town back in Canada.”.“I’ve never encountered such concentration of beautiful women in the USA”.“The number of gorgeous women in Ukraine is just unbelievable”.The site described why Ukrainian and Russian women were so beautiful, but did not say why this “abundance” was “surprising.”.“The abundance of beautiful women in Russia and Ukraine is surprising. What is an explanation of this fact? The most plausible reason for this concentration of beautiful women is the fact that the territory of Ukraine and a part of Russia had been inhabited by Mongolian, Tatar, Turkish, Polish, Latvian, Austrian, German, French, Jewish, and each of these nations has contributed the best of their genes. The mix of genes resulted in such a beautiful effect.”.Of some concern is the site’s reference to non-Slavic women when explaining the cultural similarities between Ukrainian and Russian women and their European counterparts..“Russian and Ukrainian women have lived in the same social and cultural environment as men in Europe, the USA and Canada. You will not be shocked by a Russian or Ukrainian women’s [sic] behavior, unlike women of Asian or African cultures.”.Berezniakov acknowledged matchmaking women escaping war comes with risk, he said the website refers clients to the Ukraine Take Shelter agency. The agency connects refugees with men whose identities have been verified and who are willing to provide accommodation..One immigration lawyer, Stéphane Handfield, said he has some concerns about the trend..“I find this worrying for these Ukrainian women of whom we know the current crisis situation in Ukraine. Could these women be tempted to do anything to leave Ukraine, thus placing themselves in a vulnerable situation?” Handfield told the site, Noovo, when asked about the websites..The interest in Ukrainian brides is not exclusive to Canada. Vice Newsreported a Chinese dating site, focused on dating services with Eastern European women, has also seen its demand for Ukrainian women double since the beginning of the Ukraine war..Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.abrown@westernstandard.news.,.Twitter: @WS_JournoAmanda
