EU Member States Take a Position on the Emigration of Russians
EU Member States Take a Position on the Emigration of Russians

Author(s): Stefania Kolarz, Aleksandra KOZIOŁ
Subject(s): Migration Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; emigration; war; Ukraine; EU; policy;
Summary/Abstract: Hundreds of thousands of Russians have decided to emigrate as Vladimir Putin’s regime has increased repression of citizens with dissenting views of the government or unwilling to participate in the war in Ukraine. Some of them are trying to enter the EU, justifying it with humanitarian reasons. However, the Member States, which decide the granting of visas and residence permits, have different practices. Elaborating a unified approach remains a major challenge for the EU.

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