[Russia] - Russia Seeks to Lure Back Wartime Emigres-- But Offers Few Incentives

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian officials are working to lure back the hundreds of thousands of citizens who moved abroad since the launch of the country's
Russians are estimated to have left the country following the February 2022 offensive, either out of opposition to the war or fear of being
of which Moscow considers a national security issue.President Vladimir Putin in June claimed that half of the Russians who left the country
Petersburg International Economic Forum prompted officials, such as State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, to renew calls for emigres to
wrote on his Telegram channel
Today there is an opportunity to return, but tomorrow, due to the hysteria being whipped up in Western Europe, [this opportunity] might be
specialist who left Russia for Europe after February 2022, but soon faced Russophobia and a lack of social support
I will raise my son (or more than one son, if God wills it) here and will pass all this on to him
digital development minister Maksut Shadayev claimed, as those who left Russia were returning on their own
He said that deferment from military service for IT workers and the fact that "life in Russia is in many ways better" than abroad had lured
opponents did not miss the opportunity to expand the ranks of their henchmen and agents through recruitment activities among the so-called
and punish emigres is due to the fact that politicians are more focused on pleasing Putin than building a clear strategy for attracting
people entails economic losses
Russian emigres do return to the country
Sociologist Lyubov Borusyak, who has been researching Russian emigration since the invasion of Ukraine, said many of those coming back are
employment and money
Russia declared its military mobilization
Because he had to quit his office job in Russia, Ivan lived off his savings and money earned from renting out his flat in Moscow until he
There was not enough money, I was tired mentally and physically, and I felt lonely
changed, left Russia in March 2022 and has been traveling in Southeast Asia while working remotely