Russians will not accept back those who scold Russia and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Kommersant

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that residents of the Russian Federation are unlikely to accept back Russians who have left, who scold their homeland and raise money for the armed forces of Ukraine.

“The homeland is always open to everyone except enemies. After all, do not forget that of those who left, there are now those who are there, abroad, collecting money for the armed forces of Ukraine, trying to help the army of Ukraine, speaking at various socio-political events and scolding our country, in many ways slandering our country. It will be impossible for these people to return here. I’m not even talking about the laws that will apply to them. People won’t accept them,” the press secretary said in an interview with the student TV channel “MGIMO 360” (quoted from “RIA News”).

Dmitry Peskov said that he did not have a break with any of his friends who left Russia. “I still argue with some of them on the phone, trying to explain our truth,” he noted. The press secretary emphasized that among his friends who left there were no those who became enemies of Russia. He said he will continue to try to convince those who hold different points of view.

In October 2022 Forbes reported, that against the backdrop of the partial mobilization of the Russian Federation announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, approximately 700 thousand people left. In the Kremlin this information called duck. In December at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan talkedthat in 2022 2.9 million Russians entered the country.

On October 9, Dmitry Peskov said that Russian citizens who have left the country recently are not in danger of returning. The next day, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin stated, that among those who relocated there are those who financed the Armed Forces of Ukraine or criticized Russia, and threatened them with an article about high treason and a transfer to “where there is no summer.” Financial Times citing data from researchers from the European University Institute reported at the end of October that more than 15% of citizens who left the country returned to Russia. According to their analysis, Russians are coming back because of the worsening situation in the Middle East, as well as because of deteriorating living conditions abroad.