• 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
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    Probably also a massive brain drain to boot.

    • @MrStankov
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      12123 days ago

      Yeah, I don’t think this will help very much with that particular issue…

      • @[email protected]
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        4223 days ago

        I don’t know. Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers to help with getting around sanctions

        • @[email protected]
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          1523 days ago

          Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers

          They can have them.

          Preferably before November.

      • exu
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        22 days ago

        What are you on about? This migration will cause the IQ in Russia and the originating country to go up.

        /s

    • Null User Object
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      423 days ago

      I have bad news for them if they think accepting people running from “Western liberal ideals” is going to help with that somehow.