I’m really surprised about the amount of russian tourists here. I have nothing against russians per se. However during these times when most other EU countries try to limit this, it is a little shocking. For security reasons, it is logical to stem the flow of russians in the EU, and Spain really doesn’t seem to care
diamanthaende on
>However, countries that bank on Russian tourist income, such as Italy, Spain, Greece and France, have been relatively liberal in granting visas, as well as the likes of Moscow-friendly Hungary.
And then people whinge about border controls and how Schengen is going down the drain.
If the EU can’t even agree on something fundamental as this, there really shouldn’t be a surprise that individual states implement their own measures, as mentioned in the article. And it won’t just be those members bordering Russia.
ChrisTchaik on
Bear in mind that there are plenty of Russian-speaking Ukrainians (who didn’t switch to fully speaking Ukrainian due to convenience) and anti-Putin Russians.
It’s a legal conundrum.
marcopaulodirect on
I suppose there’s a slight upside is the money they bring that exits the Russian economy and remains elsewhere. But morally, it doesn’t send a good message
dimap443 on
If they speak Russian it does not automatically make them Russians. A lot of Ukrainians, Belarusians and Kazakh people speak Russian. Basically could be people from any former 15 Soviet republics. They could long be US, German or Israeli citizens
sidonay on
Let’s not witch hunt every Russian speaking person…
butternutflies on
*hears someone speak English*
“Oh, an American tourist”
warrensussex on
It’s almost like people don’t actually care as much about the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the internet would have you believe.
-Flutes-of-Chi- on
Naive question here: isn’t it a good thing that they leave their money in Europe? It may just be a drop in the bucket on the larger scale, but still
R3v3r4nD on
The article says nothing about speaking Russian. The article is not about “oh I went somewhere snd people were speaking Russian, how horrible!”. The article is about lack of morals snd greed of the country letting in new Russian tourists. Why are so many comments repeating the same narrative “oh how do you know they are not Kazakh?”. I wonder, surely not Russian bots…
Ynwe on
No surprise, given how Spain doesn’t really care about defense either. Similar to Ireland or sadly Austria, being far away just makes them less affected and caring about said situation.
Own-Beat-3666 on
Doesn’t surprise me there are lots of Russians in Barcelona many are into crime and into robbing tourists. They operate in groups its been that way for years. Exactly why Spain puts up with this criminal element is beyond me.
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I’m really surprised about the amount of russian tourists here. I have nothing against russians per se. However during these times when most other EU countries try to limit this, it is a little shocking. For security reasons, it is logical to stem the flow of russians in the EU, and Spain really doesn’t seem to care
>However, countries that bank on Russian tourist income, such as Italy, Spain, Greece and France, have been relatively liberal in granting visas, as well as the likes of Moscow-friendly Hungary.
And then people whinge about border controls and how Schengen is going down the drain.
If the EU can’t even agree on something fundamental as this, there really shouldn’t be a surprise that individual states implement their own measures, as mentioned in the article. And it won’t just be those members bordering Russia.
Bear in mind that there are plenty of Russian-speaking Ukrainians (who didn’t switch to fully speaking Ukrainian due to convenience) and anti-Putin Russians.
It’s a legal conundrum.
I suppose there’s a slight upside is the money they bring that exits the Russian economy and remains elsewhere. But morally, it doesn’t send a good message
If they speak Russian it does not automatically make them Russians. A lot of Ukrainians, Belarusians and Kazakh people speak Russian. Basically could be people from any former 15 Soviet republics. They could long be US, German or Israeli citizens
Let’s not witch hunt every Russian speaking person…
*hears someone speak English*
“Oh, an American tourist”
It’s almost like people don’t actually care as much about the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the internet would have you believe.
Naive question here: isn’t it a good thing that they leave their money in Europe? It may just be a drop in the bucket on the larger scale, but still
The article says nothing about speaking Russian. The article is not about “oh I went somewhere snd people were speaking Russian, how horrible!”. The article is about lack of morals snd greed of the country letting in new Russian tourists. Why are so many comments repeating the same narrative “oh how do you know they are not Kazakh?”. I wonder, surely not Russian bots…
No surprise, given how Spain doesn’t really care about defense either. Similar to Ireland or sadly Austria, being far away just makes them less affected and caring about said situation.
Doesn’t surprise me there are lots of Russians in Barcelona many are into crime and into robbing tourists. They operate in groups its been that way for years. Exactly why Spain puts up with this criminal element is beyond me.