EU vs US on Russian visa bans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Germany and France have some compromise deal they are going to pitch that makes visas from Russia 2-4 times more expensive, more scrutiny and removes priority status Russia had previously.

EU will do something but not an outright ban.

I do not really care about Russians who have family in the us or Europe and want to visit. If we ban them or jack up the price to 10-20k it is ok with me

This is exactly what the EU did yesterday. Reduced availability of visas from Russians and raised the costs. US should do the same to Russia, Belarus and Serbia. All 3 of those countries are truly terrible run by evil people.

Can you think of other countries that can be described the same way? We tend to treat people leaving these countries as refugees, even if we are at war or have tense relationships with them. Would miraculously escaped North Koreans be banned? Would we ban Afganis from seeking refuge in our country? What about other places like Mexico where are fighting a de-facto war with cartels flooding our country with deadly fentanyl and engaging in smuggling of people (human trafficking), weapons and criminals into our country? we are welcoming them with open arms at our open Southern Border, and no vetting is happening there.

[Anonymous]

You should differentiate between regular citizens and their autocratic government policy.