Putin’s bizarre ‘shared values visa’ is encouraging a growing number of disaffected Western conservatives to relocate to his country
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Putin’s bizarre ‘shared values visa’ is encouraging a growing number of disaffected Western conservatives to relocate to his country
Putin’s bizarre ‘shared values visa’ is encouraging a growing number of disaffected Western conservatives to relocate to his country
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Germans, French and Americans top the list of recipients, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

Russia welcomed over 1,100 foreign citizens in 2025 with visas for embracing traditional values. This initiative supports those…

In 2025, a record-low number of people moved to Russia under the compatriot resettlement program. Still, the Kremlin is not…

The initiative has been promoted by President Vladimir Putin as support for those “coming under pressure” in countries where, he…

Experts brand practice ‘cruel and mean’ as people fear they will face retribution from the Kremlin

Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued more than 1,100 visas to foreign nationals in 2025 on the grounds that they hold “traditional…