The reason why refugees do not go to Russia is because:
- Russia is far away.
- Russia does not provide much in terms of social security to refugees and/or illegal immigrants.
So pull and push factors wise Russia is not where your generic ME person would run to.
Now, Ukraine is a country with a large territory, agreeable government, fertile land and displacable population. From EU perspective creating those camps right about now in Ukraine (ie outsourcing the issue), by promising EU membership instead (with all refugees quotas) can work I guess.
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Grumpy as always.
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