You mean leave the country? Yes, that option is there for those with enough money. It was there not just for a year but all the way back to 2014 when the alarm bells really started ringing.
Even though I regularly meet Russians who believe the West is "closed" for them because of the war, I don't think that's true (though I have no first-hand experience).
But even in Asia it's getting less and less viable. I have a friend who left recently and is currently on the verge of insolvency because apparently countries around the world tighten banking and visa regulations for those Russians who don't have millions of dollars. He doesn't see any way to get a bank account and get paid for online freelance work and country-hopping gets really expensive really fast.
throwaway290|2 years ago
You mean leave the country? Yes, that option is there for those with enough money. It was there not just for a year but all the way back to 2014 when the alarm bells really started ringing.
Even though I regularly meet Russians who believe the West is "closed" for them because of the war, I don't think that's true (though I have no first-hand experience).
But even in Asia it's getting less and less viable. I have a friend who left recently and is currently on the verge of insolvency because apparently countries around the world tighten banking and visa regulations for those Russians who don't have millions of dollars. He doesn't see any way to get a bank account and get paid for online freelance work and country-hopping gets really expensive really fast.
trasz3|2 years ago