Russian citizens could help rebuild Ukraine while traveling to other countries, says diplomat Michael McFaul, co-chair of the international working group on sanctions against the Russian Federation.

It would be possible to transfer special taxes from the visa fees of Russians to the Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, he believes.

“Every citizen of Russia who obtains a visa to travel to a free country must pay a tax or an additional fee. Funds received from these special taxes or fees should then be transferred to the Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine,” McFaul suggested..

Every Russian citizen obtaining a visa to travel to a free country should pay a tax or additional fee. Funds collected from these special taxes or fees should then be given to a Ukrainian Reconstruction Fund.

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 10, 2022.

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On the eve of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western countries to announce a ban on entry to all citizens of Russia. They should return and live in their homeland, the President believes. This is the only way to influence the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

“Whatever the Russians… let them go to Russia. Then they'll understand. They'll say, " The whole nation can't be held responsible, can it \! The people have chosen this government, and they don’t fight with them, they don’t argue, they don’t put pressure on them,” he said in an interview with The Washington Post..