Russia has recently tried to attract conservatives from the United States and Europe to Russia.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that makes it easier for foreigners who support “traditional Russian values” to move to Russia, they say news site Meduza and state news agency Tass.
From the beginning of September, people who oppose the “destructive neoliberal ideology” of their home countries can get a Russian residence permit more easily than before. For example, they are not required to know the Russian language or to know Russian laws or history.
According to the decree, the Russian government must draw up a list of countries promoting “destructive neoliberal ideology” within a month. Western countries will probably end up on the list.
Russia has recently tried to attract conservatives from the United States and Europe to Russia.
Last week, the Russian Interior Ministry said it had granted temporary asylum to a Christian American family. According to the ministry, the family had fled the “moral decay” of their home country. says the Moscow Times magazine.
In May 2023, the administration announced that it would build a village near Moscow for American conservatives.
For a long time, Russia has tried to present itself as a defender of conservative values and claimed that Western countries have plunged into moral decadence. In particular, the rights of sexual and gender minorities have been in the teeth of Russian propaganda.