Russian nationals should be let to leave the nation, and Europe should be “open to those who do not want them to be used by Kremlin for its own purposes.” Charles Michel, the head of the European Council, stated this in an interview.
Putin’s earlier this week announcement of a partial mobilisation of soldiers, from his perspective, altered the nature of the war.
The European Council, which is presided by Michel and represents the heads of state and government of the EU, said it was open to negotiations and consultations with its EU counterparts about how this may be accomplished.Â
“For the most part, I believe that the European Union should accept refugees who are in danger due to their political beliefs. We must consider that people in Russia are highly vulnerable as a result of their political beliefs if they disagree with the Kremlin’s insane choice to start the war in Ukraine”, he said.
 Michel made these remarks prior to a meeting of EU ambassadors on Monday that had been arranged as part of the EU’s Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR), a system that allows prompt and coordinated decision-making at the political level of the EU in times of crisis.
This month, the European Union decided to cancel a visa agreement with Russia after a number of nations raised concerns about Russian tourists travelling to and staying in Europe while Putin’s government is at war in Ukraine.
However, there are appeals for the EU to open its borders now that Russian residents are lining up at the border to escape the nation.
At a meeting on Monday, ambassadors are likely to talk about possible alternatives available to the EU. One possibility is that the EU might choose to offer certain newly arriving individuals humanitarian status rather than refugee status.Â
However, the EU activated a special Temporary Protection Directive in March, allowing Ukrainians the right to live and work in the EU for a specified period of time; it is unlikely that a similar programme will be implemented for Russians.
