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Poor reasoning by @CER_Grant on the #visaban
1/ for those who truly need to flee: 60+ non-EU countries are visa-free for RUS. It is wrong to assume Schengen is the only safe zone on Earth.
Plus: our NCEE Allies never ruled out humanitarian cases or proper defectors.
Poor reasoning by @CER_Grant on the #visaban
1/ for those who truly need to flee: 60+ non-EU countries are visa-free for RUS. It is wrong to assume Schengen is the only safe zone on Earth.
Plus: our NCEE Allies never ruled out humanitarian cases or proper defectors.
https://twitter.com/CER_Grant/status/1565071407477923849
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2/ RUS state is hostile and our relations may worsen further. This is no time to increase security risks.
Short-term visas to Russians were half a million in 2021. Lower now, but still, number of cases too large to be manageable bearing in mind security needs.
2/ RUS state is hostile and our relations may worsen further. This is no time to increase security risks.
Short-term visas to Russians were half a million in 2021. Lower now, but still, number of cases too large to be manageable bearing in mind security needs.
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3/ Why this notion of "punishment"? It is not "punishment" to deny short-term visits to foreign nationals. It is not a form of harm or endangerment. Controlling border entries is first and foremost a national security issue.
3/ Why this notion of "punishment"? It is not "punishment" to deny short-term visits to foreign nationals. It is not a form of harm or endangerment. Controlling border entries is first and foremost a national security issue.
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4/ The concept of "good Russian". What is a good Russian? Someone who dislikes the regime and flees? Or someone who goes underground and sabotages the war effort? I want the latter.
Russians *must* take responsibility for their country.
4/ The concept of "good Russian". What is a good Russian? Someone who dislikes the regime and flees? Or someone who goes underground and sabotages the war effort? I want the latter.
Russians *must* take responsibility for their country.
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5/ A large % of Russians are deliberately passive and in denial about the war. They don't want to know the truth, they go along, keep their heads down, and just want a nice life.
#visaban tells them loud and clear:
Russians *must* take responsibility for their country.
5/ A large % of Russians are deliberately passive and in denial about the war. They don't want to know the truth, they go along, keep their heads down, and just want a nice life.
#visaban tells them loud and clear:
Russians *must* take responsibility for their country.
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6/ Our Allies who border RUS are more exposed, have more focused minds, and express clear needs. It is arrogant and inappropriate to dismiss their needs with a couple of feel-good one-liners (which crumble under closer scrutiny, as I have just shown).
6/ Our Allies who border RUS are more exposed, have more focused minds, and express clear needs. It is arrogant and inappropriate to dismiss their needs with a couple of feel-good one-liners (which crumble under closer scrutiny, as I have just shown).
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