No, Europe owes us nothing. In defense of visa restrictions for Russian citizens

The discussion regarding the possibility of a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas for Russian citizens is in a completely wrong direction. In fact, we should not talk about the right of Russian citizens to visit European countries, including for tourist purposes, but about Europe’s right to defense and measures that establish a direct political and legal connection between citizens and the actions of the state whose citizens they are. No one can and should not deprive refugees or persons who are pursued for their anti -war position, the right to ask for stay in the EU countries. But you should not mix this right with the right to tourism, rest, use of property or the trouble -free business of business in Europe.

What arguments are given in favor of the fact that certain European countries cannot and do not have the right to limit the issuance of visas of certain types of Russian citizens?

The first argument. The Russian intelligentsia is expressed in the spirit that Europe, being a value guide for the educated and not supporting the war of Russian citizens, does not have the right to close its borders for such citizens. This argument is based on double silence.

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