Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul wrote an article in his newspaper. blog In Substack, he was excluded from the sanctions lists for resigning, condemning hostilities and donations, while proposing to impose sanctions on all Russians and billionaires holding official positions, on the responsibility of Russian citizens for what is happening in Ukraine.
As McFaul writes, he thinks it’s fair for citizens in public or government-related positions to avoid sanctions when they resign. According to him, it is wrong to blame all citizens of the Russian Federation, but it is also wrong to show all tolerance.
“Now it is difficult to understand why some are sanctioned and others not. However, after the sanctions [миллиардерам] It should also be given the opportunity to withdraw from the list of sanctions,” he said, denouncing hostilities and personally offering to lift sanctions for Russian President Vladimir Putin, donating 50% of his wealth to the fund for the restoration of Ukraine or withdrawing money from Russia. .
In addition, he proposed banning all Russians from taking tourist trips or adding a fee for the restoration of Ukraine to the cost of all visas for citizens of the Russian Federation to democratic countries.
Earlier it was reported that businessman Oleg Tinkov. asked The UK Foreign Office will lift sanctions.