Germans did it with Saddam's Iraq, Gaddafi's Libya and other dictatorships. still doing it with Egypt and Gulf states. German business ethics are very hypocritical.When big agreements started to be signed with russia few years ago Germany became so corrupted
Germany companies sell chemicals to russia that could be used to manufacture chemical and biological weapons.
Germany Raids Companies that Exported ‘Dual-Use’ Chemicals to Russia
German customs officers on Tuesday raided a network of companies suspected of selling precursor chemicals to Russia that could be used to manufacture chemical and biological weapons.www.occrp.org
IMO, ban of VISA's is very very bad idea. Advocates of the VİSA ban argue that traveling to EU territory is not a right, but a privilege. This is a completely arrogant and racist approach. It is an attitude that will sound the alarm for us Turks. It gives the most obvious signals that an EU with this mentality will be a very bad neighbor.
You can't know whether they would be pro or anti war. It's not like you're gonna ask them when they apply for a visa. Even if, they could lie.I certainly wouldnt invite or tolerate any pro-war russians entering my own house. I would ban them from entering. Does that make me arrogant and racist?
If it was a 'right' for all human beings to go wherever they please, regardless of their beliefs or actions, then why do VISA systems even exist in the first place?
Feels to me like a perfectly understandable idea, and a smart way to increase the pressure on the Putin regime and cause more of his people to turn against him.
true, but it looks as though it is safe to say that the majority of Russians at the moment are pro war / pro Putin, and so if a minority of peace loving Russians have to miss out on european holidays and trips so that the pressure can be increased on Putin, then so be it. I'm surprised some feel that it isnt a price worth payingYou can't know whether they would be pro or anti war. It's not like you're gonna ask them when they apply for a visa. Even if, they could lie.
Remember the two Russianspiestourists who were admiring your country?
You've got a point.tr
true, but it looks as though it is safe to say that the majority of Russians at the moment are pro war / pro Putin, and so if a minority of peace loving Russians have to miss out on european holidays and trips so that the pressure can be increased on Putin, then so be it. I'm surprised some feel that it isnt a price worth paying
We're looking for a ban on tourist visas, not all visas. And what the EU is currently doing is even less than that - it is currently eliminating a visa agreement that gives a simplified procedure for tourist visas to Russians.IMO, ban of VISA's is very very bad idea. Advocates of the VİSA ban argue that traveling to EU territory is not a right, but a privilege. This is a completely arrogant and racist approach. It is an attitude that will sound the alarm for us Turks. It gives the most obvious signals that an EU with this mentality will be a very bad neighbor.