I think better arrangements can be made for these people, those that want change back home need to be gathered and organized, this is an unused resource. The more people that pour out of Russia the better, the EU just needs to make some temporary arrangements, there is a labor shortage there too. Ukraine might offer citizenship to those who volunteer, they even have a Russian corps, maybe they wouldn't mind fighting in a competent army and for change in Russia. The exodus is a hurting the Russian government, is bad PR and is a drain of brains and talent.
Russia is not ripe for change at this point, and they are better off in western Europe spread around than in a Russian Gulag, they will get an education in how a government should work and how free people live. Every one of them should be educated about how Vlad had a vast fortune pouring in for 20 years and why Russia is failing, and he is a loser, why they were living like shit and not like kings. They already know much of this but fill in the details and tell them how to effect change when they get the chance.
This should not be a problem for Russia's border states, it should be an EU problem and opportunity all rolled into one, spread them around 35 countries and have a plan for the useful things that can be done with them, from filling in labor shortages to organizing an opposition force, to volunteering for the Ukrainians, educate all of them though.
Tensions rise as Russian men flee into Georgia - BBC Newsnight
298,744 views Oct 11, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation has seen tens of thousands of men flee Russia into Georgia. Estimates suggest up to 10,000 men a day were making the journey at one point. Those who have made the trip have spent days waiting in a queue to cross the border, all to avoid fighting on the battlefield in Ukraine. But is the influx causing unease with local Georgians? With a troubled history going back to the 2008 Russo-Georgia war, some politicians are asking the government to end the open-door policy that allows Russians to stay in Georgia for up to a year without a visa. BBC Caucasus Correspondent Rayhan Demytrie reports on the situation on the ground and whether those who stay in Russia can resist the war from their own homeland.