▲ 678 ▼ Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values' (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 169 comments fedilink hide all child comments Putin has signed a decree that Russia will welcome foreigners who want to escape Western liberal ideals. Applicants may include those from countries unaligned with "Russian spiritual and moral values." The application process has been simplified, and visas will be issued as soon as next month.
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 98 points 2 years ago (2 children) Probably also a massive brain drain to boot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrStankov@lemmy.world 121 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, I don't think this will help very much with that particular issue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 42 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t know. Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers to help with getting around sanctions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers They can have them. Preferably before November. permalink fedilink source parent [–] exu@feditown.com 6 points 2 years ago* What are you on about? This migration will cause the IQ in Russia and the originating country to go up. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] nulluser@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago I have bad news for them if they think accepting people running from "Western liberal ideals" is going to help with that somehow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrStankov@lemmy.world 121 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, I don't think this will help very much with that particular issue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 42 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t know. Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers to help with getting around sanctions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers They can have them. Preferably before November. permalink fedilink source parent [–] exu@feditown.com 6 points 2 years ago* What are you on about? This migration will cause the IQ in Russia and the originating country to go up. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 42 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don’t know. Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers to help with getting around sanctions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers They can have them. Preferably before November. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers They can have them. Preferably before November. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] exu@feditown.com 6 points 2 years ago* What are you on about? This migration will cause the IQ in Russia and the originating country to go up. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nulluser@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago I have bad news for them if they think accepting people running from "Western liberal ideals" is going to help with that somehow. permalink fedilink source parent