No chance. #Ukraine provides the real example of positive change via P2P engagement & exposure. BUT ignoring tourist visas (for now), we should be very open to *emigration* from this cohort. Let the brain drain commence & let them vote with their feet if they really oppose Putin.
https://twitter.com/kirlant/status/1564578526455537664
No one should get to live parasitically from our democracy going back & forth while merely claiming to oppose. Gotta commit. What happens in #Russia is Secondary to support for #Ukraine & what happens in #EU states when considering the #visaban.
#visaban is not about change in #Russia- that’s not happening anytime soon & only a crushing defeat has a chance of spurring it on. Change through exposure has failed in this case & should be put on hold until circumstances change.
In the meantime🇷🇺s who *really* oppose #Putin can leave & create a *genuinely* liberal opposition in diaspora communities where they can learn from EU societies to their hearts’ content - after properly screened emigration procedures not misuse of tourist visas or free travel.
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