"They do not have any values." Why Russians should stop issuing visas in the EU - Pavel Klimkin's comment
But here, the fewer Russians will realize that they can live such a "normal" life, the better. And of course, there are mechanisms, their procedures in EU countries and those who will definitely say "we are against Putin's regime", I do not believe that there is some opposition in Russia. Here in Belarus there is an opposition, and in Russia [opposition] is not bold. I agree with Vladimir Zelensky here, she could do more in the years, but she [lost her time].
However, oppositionists will be accepted in European countries, and the fewer Russians will be able to use some normal gifts of civilization, the better, ”he said. In addition, as Klimkin noted, sanctions are slowly acting on the society of the Russian Federation, so it is only necessary to strengthen the separation of Russians from the benefits of a developed world. “They have already renamed Dubai and everyone went there.
I think that it is necessary to work there so that they are also not accepted with arms so that they feel that Russia is an island in the middle of civilization, as a fortress built by the Russian leadership. And there are no values, principles, and there is a completely different reality. It is neither western nor eastern in values. It is simply a reality without values. And on this basis, you need to make a decision not to give the Russians tourist visas.
I think some countries will not go to it in the near future, but that does not mean that it is not necessary to work on it. In fact, sanctions begin to bite, they begin to grab, especially from the fourth quarter of this year. Therefore, Russia is looking for so many approaches and underground moves to start any informal negotiations. Therefore, it is not necessary to say here, no tourist visas and no benefits of civilization, ”the excendant added.
According to the diplomat, the EU should not create holes for Russians under the pretext of their opposition. “We all do not believe in" good Russians "and this is quite serious and if we have exceptions, then exceptions are more likely to confirm the rule: the EU will still accept them, will take Navalny, despite everything that happened in its path. But it is really about units or dozens of people. And if someone from Russia will leave and say "We are here oppositionists", let them just leave.
The one who leaves Russia now and has brains, works in the field of science, technology, many who could leave - have already left. Up to 2 million people have left, according to various estimates and this process continues underground. It is not necessary to create holes [for travel to Europe], when "I am here an oppositionist in the EU" and when he returns home, he "silences in a shabby" and support Putin, "Klimkin summarized.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western countries to ban entry for all Russians and to introduce a complete embargo on Russian energy. In an interview with The Washington Post, he stressed that "the most important sanctions are to close the borders because the Russians take away another's land. " According to him, the Russians have to "live in isolation until they change their philosophy. " “All Russians who are who may be… Let them go to Russia. Then they will understand.