• Sanyanov@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Because they are already there and don’t break any laws. It’s not illegal to be in Russia, including near the border (although it does and always did enforce additional control in regions next to borders)

      Russia can restrict new people coming into the country (a measure that will be very bad for Russia itself), but it can’t just remove the people that are already legally in.

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      11 months ago

      Not even refugees want to live in Russia, and Russia doesn’t want them either.