Oslo toughens crackdown starting May 29.

Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons

  • @NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61•7 months ago

    USA: Yes we should do that as well

    Russians: We will give you lots of money

    USA: Oh! Right this way! Would you care to buy a senator while you’re here? Perhaps a president?

  • andrew_bidlaw
    9•7 months ago

    Visiting relatives, working, studying, being a refugee etc are still on the table for those who are able to do that. I find it pretty reasonable due to the situation and not as huge of a barrier as the difference in average person’s wealth between countries and how it’s expensive and hard to get there in the first place. That kinda underlines the kind of people who can afford a vacation there. Can’t remember when I checked the tickets’ price but them alone were a ±yearly wage for a regular clerk from the countryside, and this is a leisure for the same group that can afford buying property in Dubai and who actively benefits from the war, corruption, power and siphoning natural resources. It’s more surprising this exact measure isn’t a usual occurence in Europe.

  • KokeshEnglish
    8•7 months ago

    I thought they weren’t allowed to travel to EU already

    • andrew_bidlaw
      6•7 months ago

      From the top of my head:

      • No direct flights in most cases, only hopping through third countries, partially because since the war started and there was a problem in money transfer, import and foreign expertise, they ‘nationalized’ the planes their companies leased\bought (?) and service them with whatever parts availiable to them at the schedule they themselves choose.
      • IIRC Finland closed the direct entry by land from St. Petersburg. Don’t know about others.
      • Personal sanctions and Internation Court’s decisions are also there but they don’t touch relatives or associates.

      Mostly, it became more expensive.

    • @Buffalox@lemmy.world
      1•7 months ago

      Ha not only that, they are also allowed to make money here, and play in professional sports tournaments. It’s disgusting.