Quote (babun1024 @ 14 Aug 2022 22:50)
You make it too complicated. My neighbour has got a son, he is 8y old. His grandma is Russian and visits him around 2x-3x per year with a tourist visa. How is banning her from visiting him would help anyone or stop anything?
The reality is Ukraine cannot win the war. We supply them enough to hold off but not to win. Some actionism isn't going to help. All we can hope for is Russia runs out of resources first and backs off like the US in Vietnam. That's our strategy, not some petty visa wars.
First of all,
Im from Poland, eastern Europe, so I kind of know what eastern people do.
If you give them a tourist visa, most of them will work illegally that way or another.
Take earned money into Russia, and help Putin cause.
Im not sure how its possible, but there are many illegal workers in west Europe, and it seems its more or less tolerated.
Second of all, Ukrainian refugees went through hell.
In my city there is an airport, and they panic whenever plane flies.
Now imagine a Ukrainian woman and Russian woman, brainwashed by Putin TV, meet.
Third of all, a woman from Russia will spread Putin lies propaganda.
Fourth of all, we need to send a clear signal to Russian people, that Russian terrorism isn't tolerated here.
Putin is a dictator, but even a dictator needs to look at his people mood. If they will be pushing him, it might be one more reason to stop the war.
Fifth of all, how do you know the woman in question wasnt recruited to be Putin agent?
War always bring casaulties, the only thing we can do is to minimize them, often its about choosing less wrong potion.
Because of above points, Visa war helps to starve Putin regime.
Trade ban, Visa ban, it all helps to starve Putin of his money.