Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons
USA: Yes we should do that as well
Russians: We will give you lots of money
USA: Oh! Right this way! Would you care to buy a senator while you’re here? Perhaps a president?
Politicians literally selling out America. We’ve truly lost the plot.
Fuck russia. Including the republican traitor filth.
This is good. Other western nations should now follow.
Visiting relatives, working, studying, being a refugee etc are still on the table for those who are able to do that. I find it pretty reasonable due to the situation and not as huge of a barrier as the difference in average person’s wealth between countries and how it’s expensive and hard to get there in the first place. That kinda underlines the kind of people who can afford a vacation there. Can’t remember when I checked the tickets’ price but them alone were a ±yearly wage for a regular clerk from the countryside, and this is a leisure for the same group that can afford buying property in Dubai and who actively benefits from the war, corruption, power and siphoning natural resources. It’s more surprising this exact measure isn’t a usual occurence in Europe.
Not wanting to join the army is not grounds to be a refugee though
It should be. Better to put those Russians into Western countries than on the front lines,
I thought they weren’t allowed to travel to EU already
Norway isn’t in the EU.
I knew that
Definitely knew that
But it is part of Schengen area.
From the top of my head:
- No direct flights in most cases, only hopping through third countries, partially because since the war started and there was a problem in money transfer, import and foreign expertise, they ‘nationalized’ the planes their companies leased\bought (?) and service them with whatever parts availiable to them at the schedule they themselves choose.
- IIRC Finland closed the direct entry by land from St. Petersburg. Don’t know about others.
- Personal sanctions and Internation Court’s decisions are also there but they don’t touch relatives or associates.
Mostly, it became more expensive.
Ha not only that, they are also allowed to make money here, and play in professional sports tournaments. It’s disgusting.
Darn, I heard MTG wanted to take a vacation there.
Occupy is getting too real
