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OnlyFlannyFlanFlans t1_iu9zbd8 wrote

Isn't this the case for most refugees? Most refugees love their country, but when their country becomes too dangerous to remain, they have no choice but to flee. I'm sure a lot of them would love to return to the place they grew up if it was safe. Why is Russia different to you?

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Wigu90 t1_iua5urw wrote

Well, because I'm on Ukraine's side in this conflict and I want Russia to lose the war. The idea of straight up refusing Russian people at the border doesn't sit right with me, but I can understand why they shouldn't be just let through no questions asked (the arguments I heard and listed in my previous comment). And we as "the West" need to put as much strain on Putin's regime as we can -- some of that strain, unfortunetely, will impact regular Russians.

Also, there is a clear difference between Ukrainian refugees, fleeing bombings and attacks on civilian infrastructure in their hometowns, and Russian dudes that are trying to avoid the mobilization. Draft evasion is considered a criminal offense in most countries, not just totalitarian hellholes. You wouldn't treat a burglar escaping their national law enforcement to a different country as a refugee, would you?

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