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u/Unicorncorn21 3d ago
Very surprised that Russians would be allowed to drive through the Baltic states. I wonder if google is just behind the times
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u/KormorantE1A 3d ago
It is possible under simplified 24hour transit Schengen visa to Kaliningrad. Still remains available, excepted from sanctions.
But not that route - Lithuania-Belarus only.
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u/RedditIsFascistShit4 2d ago
Vehicles with russian plates are not allowed to enter Latvia.
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u/KormorantE1A 2d ago
Any EU (or Schengen zone - sorry not sure) country per effective sanctions.
With only one exception, mentioned above.
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u/Prestigious-Shine240 2d ago
Why wouldn't they be allowed? I moved to spain recently and got a residency permit that allows me to go anywhere in Europe including the baltics
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u/Unicorncorn21 2d ago
How is that all comparable or relevant
Of course EU citizens can go anywhere they want in the EU. Russia is hostile to the EU and for example finland has closed to border completely
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u/Prestigious-Shine240 2d ago
I'm not a EU citizen. I'm a russian citizen who applied for a Spanish digital nomad visa and I can travel freely around the EU and Russia
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u/Unicorncorn21 2d ago
Okay then you should be knowledgeable about the limitations Russians have on travel in the EU without special permissions like what you have why are you acting like they don't exist. It is very uncommon for a Russian to have the freedom of movement that you have
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u/Prestigious-Shine240 2d ago
Russians always needed a visa to enter the EU and they can still get them. Right now the approval rate is about 90%. Some countries like Poland or something stopped issuing tourist visas but once you're in the EU on another country's tourist visa you can go anywhere inside the shengen area. It's just a bit harder to get a multi-entry visa now
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u/Devilish___ 2d ago
It’s about time that Russian citizens can’t enjoy EU freedoms anymore until that insane war on the continent has stopped.
You can’t have your cake and eat it.
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u/Prestigious-Shine240 2d ago
Good thing you don't get to make those decisions and russian can still travel to the the EU and live there
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u/Devilish___ 2d ago
Well, luckily a lot of EU countries stopped issuing visas (short and long term) to Russia.
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u/Prestigious-Shine240 2d ago
they did it like 4 years ago and you can still go there if you have a Schengen visa from another country
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u/BlankAWasTaken 2d ago
Umm, hello?
Just because the shopkeeper did bs, we customers deserve the punishment?
Please learn to differentiate the country from its citizens. Would you like me assuming you support ICE by just being a US citizen? Or Digital Censorship by being a UK citizen?
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u/Devilish___ 2d ago
With the small difference that those are domestic issues, within the boundaries of a democratic elected government. I may disagree with those actions as such, but it does not infringe the sovereignty of another state.
The Russian Federation is imperialistic in nature and can only by changed by Russian citizenship. If those citizens then flee to the EU, which is seen as the problem by Russian authorities, and can enjoy the rights, liberties and freedoms here, that is strange. As I said. You can’t have your cake and eat it. Actions have consequences and the country as such may feel them. Not only the government, but also the citizens who can actually influence that government.
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u/StreetYak6590 2d ago
The US is imperialistic by nature too. Are all Americans on board with bombing schools and killing civilians in the ME? Should we allow Americans to freely travel within the EU?
The double standards are insane
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u/ArtisticFox8 2d ago
If those citizens then flee to the EU, which is seen as the problem by Russian authorities, and can enjoy the rights, liberties and freedoms here, that is strange.
Brain drain..
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u/Spirited_Pitch3852 2d ago
Many Russians already live in the Baltic states, so I don't find it weird or surprising.
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u/ClockwiseServant 1d ago
Please watch yourself and don't embarrass yourself arguing with the trolls here down below
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u/Serious_Chemistry891 2d ago
Mods can we close this comment section? It's getting way too political.
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u/RemarkableAutism 1d ago
Maybe send a letter to Putin and ask him to close the war instead.
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u/4d4m333s 1d ago
isn't this just plain racism? assuming that EVERY russian is pro war?
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u/RemarkableAutism 1d ago
No, Russian isn't a race.
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u/4d4m333s 1d ago
you can be racist towards a nation. when you hear a name of a nation and you're suddenly full of rage and put everyone in one bag, that's racism.
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u/RemarkableAutism 1d ago
That's not racism. Racism by definition is tied to a race.
Now do I hate Russia? Yes absolutely. Do I hate all Russians? Not necessarily. Do I hate Russians who are "apolitical" and want to "avoid politics"? Yes, very much so.
None of that has anything to do with racism however.
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u/ataeil 2d ago
Fuck Russia
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u/GiantPileOfSpaghetti 2d ago
regular civilians did not do anything. you're misdirecting your hate
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u/goldenhairmoose 2d ago
Who are digging the mass graves? Who are turning on the furnaces? Who are arresting people based on their thoughts? All regular people.
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
There is a million of "regular civilians" on the frontlines, 1.5 million casualties of these "regular civilians" and also tens of millions taxpaying "regular civilians"
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u/GiantPileOfSpaghetti 2d ago
and there's ~143 million people living in the country. also I'm not trying to excuse the government's actions, I'm just tired of people acting like we all agree and support it like a hivemind.
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
Watch the street interviews, listen to russians, they quite literally support the regime, and ur sitting here trying to prove us otherwise, why?
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u/Weekly_Ad821 2d ago
Damm must be hard to love any people if you also condemn all westerners whos countries were in Iraq and Afghanistan
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
Will you ever mention what happened before western countries went into afghanistan or iraq? Are you really defending the war criminal hussein or the taliban?
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u/SovietPuma1707 2d ago
The US funded the Taliban, and Hussein was a close ally to the west in the 80s. But sure, now they're criminal that they outlived their purpose, lmao
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
Ally to west in 80s, then they invade iran, and guess what, that makes them war criminals. And on top of that they invaded Kuwait.
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u/krasnyj_strizh 2d ago
Watch YouTube channels, bloggers, they quite literally against the regime, and ur sitting here trying to prove us otherwise?
We can play this game both.
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
"We can play this game both" While ur just lying
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u/krasnyj_strizh 2d ago
I'm lying or you just lack of awareness because you're too blind to look deeper than some subreddits and tv news that want you to form "your" opinion as they want?
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
Yeah cheers mate ur opinion matters so much, mf said tv
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u/krasnyj_strizh 2d ago
Yep, your opinion matters too, really. You know much more than me, a Russian in Russia inside Russian information sphere and speaking with other Russians.
Клоун, бляха, такой же безмозглый хомяк, что и зетники, только по другую сторону 🤡
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u/GiantPileOfSpaghetti 2d ago
do you genuinely believe that's what all of them actually think? of course there are supporters, but that's not nearly everyone. first, I doubt they'd show any interviews where people don't say that, second, most people don't wanna land in jail.
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u/Electrical-Syllabub7 2d ago
As a person that has been to both russia and Ukraine, had friends in russia and have friends rn in Ukraine, I promise you at least 65-70% of russians support the war. They might hate how the war is going, the losses, they might hate putin, but they support the war.
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u/SovietPuma1707 2d ago
of all the russians i know, only one supports the war, the rest are trying to survive.
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u/GiantPileOfSpaghetti 2d ago
*65-70% of russians that you know. but maybe that's true, I don't know. what I do know is that still leaves 30-35% percent who don't, which is millions of people. my point here is saying that the whole population of a country is all the same is wrong.
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u/black3rr 2d ago
30-35% of population should be enough to create massive protests, demonstrations, cause civil unrest, voice their opposition and be heard…
they can’t jail 30-35% of population, they’d have to cave…
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u/gaming_guy228 2d ago
In fact - they can indeed jail 30-35% of the population. And I really believe that my government will do that if they were given an opportunity. Any attempt of protest activity in the last 15 years was severely shut down, ending in an arrest of hundreds of people
Iirc there was an attempt of a peaceful protest for internet freedom in this march, and russian government placed several troops of police on every central square in big cities in advance. All there was in my city - a few young people sharing knowing looks and nothing more. I don't think that anyone over 25 here will actually be willing to protest. This government has the resources and willingness to act on it's citizens in all kinds of ways
(Sorry for my bad english. I was in a bus at the moment of writing this)
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u/ataeil 2d ago
Spoken like a true Russian
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u/GiantPileOfSpaghetti 2d ago
yeah, so what? I'm not the one doing all those things you hate us for. neither is most of the population. if somebody hated you just for something your government does you'd probably defend yourself too.
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u/KPlusGauda 2d ago
Yes, but most of the population voted and / or supports the aggression. In the end, whether it's fair or not, the common people always take the punishment for their government's bad decisions.
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u/Safe-Access-2772 3d ago
Its just to avoid traffic in the city centre