The FT of London has a banner headline this morning that caught my attention:
"Should Europe Ban Russian
Tourists?"
There is one country that gladly accepts
roughly 2,500,000 Russian tourists each year-Turkey. It "straddles the
fence" on the Russia/Ukraine war. The country also accepts Ukrainian refugees.
I saw a poignant video from Turkey a few days ago that really touched my heart.
Some Ukrainian refugees are mothers or grandmothers. They get pictures blown up
of their young children who were killed due to Russian shelling, Russian bombs,
or Russian soldiers. They confront affluent Russian tourists and give them the
details of losing a beloved child. Elena was very curious about how the
Russian tourists reacted when confronted. The video did not make this clear. It
appears that Turkish authorities make no effort to stop these aggrieved
mothers.
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