Russian Tourists Struggle to Leave Thailand Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis

[Peterphuket]

57 minutes ago, stupidfarang said:

There are many normal Russian people who are against this war, but not easy to speak out in Russia as we have all seen. Demonstrators are arrested and taken away as has been seen on the news. I appluade Marina Ovsyannikova an editor at Russian Tv Channel 1 who went on live TV and stood behind the news reader today with a sign condemming the war. Sadly I think we will not see her again for a long time. Then there are many ordinary Russians fleeing their country as they fear a return to the old ways of the Sarlin era.

Here in Thailand we have Russins living here and one I know of from personal experince is a news reporter and a very strong supporter of Putin and is commenting on posts saying false this false that, I would like to see these Putin lovers deported back to their beloved country and then see if they still sing the same tune

 

She faces 15 years in prison.

Of course I'm talking about Marina Ovsyannikova.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Peterphuket

[mtls2005]

~ 15,000 russian tourists stranded in the Dominican Republic.

 

The Caribbean country said it had reached a deal with hotel chains to "guarantee" the tourists' accommodation "until such time as a solution is found."

 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220302-nearly-17-000-russian-ukrainian-tourists-stuck-in-dominican-republic

 

 

Seems thailand will have to accommodate the russian tourists for a long, long time.

 

 

 

[Tropposurfer]

13 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Because they don't give a flying.............for their own

Unless of course you're wedded to ultra-nationalism and demagoguery then you're one of the 'real Russian patriot bunch'.

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Putin could send some military aircraft and evacuate them easily.

Those aircraft could be grounded or confiscated.

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Go to hell Russia,   call the embassy and have one of your Oligarchs send a few yachts over to pick you up. 

The oligarchs have problems of their own, those yachts are being seized wherever the Western alliance can find them.

[Darkside Gray]

10 hours ago, baboon said:

Your post sounds a bit cruel, but perhaps I am getting the wrong end of the stick.

Why not just leave them be until there is an agreement between Thailand and the Russian Federation as to what should be done?

Who pays there costs

[IamNoone88]

They have money to waste on those signs.

[Hanuman2547]

Perhaps the Russian government could organise a very large cruise ship and then set sail from Bangkok to Vladivostok.  From there they could either take a 10 hour flight or a six day train trip to Moscow.  

[mtls2005]

13 minutes ago, Darkside Gray said:

Who pays there costs

Hmm.

 

thailand to increase tourist fee by 400 baht, to a total of 1,100 baht. 

 

Previously the increase was pegged at 300 baht.

 

 

 

 

[ian007]

The Ukrainian visitors are the ones trapped here because all airports are closed or destroyed in the Ukraine. The Russians are not stranded at all, flights are operating and the airspace is open. This would also have been a more appropriate article with you using a photograph of Ukrainians holding their flag and signs with no war. 

[bstafford214]

15 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

Maybe russian gov isn't interested in it's people .. remember it's not exactly an open free country . Run by ex Soviet  KGB agents 

Yes, exactly right. Putin only cares about Putin and how much money they could get from Ukraine. The country has so many resources and Putin has wanted that country for some time now. The International world must still be afraid of him pushing a nuclear button because they aren't getting involved militarily and don't see it happening because they worry and I would as well how crazy Putin might get.

[Robert Tyrrell]

Hello ,

 

personally if I was Russian , I’d say F !  Putin !! And Russia  And plant my roots in a country with Democracy and Freedom !! 

[malthebluff]

Stuck here and cant get home because of one man and an  authoritarian government that only the russian people could have changed and should have changed  but have never tried and  just accepted ? Now its affecting them with the sanctions and sanctions that have taken russia backwards 50 year they may even try. But what about the Ukrainians whos homes have been bombed and  they no longer have a home to go back to,  there are other countries where russians and Ukrainians are stuck not just Thailand. But Thailand famous for making any story about how it will suffer and lose money and how it will help stranded people ( at a costs, never free ) 

[malthebluff]

16 minutes ago, Hanuman2547 said:

Perhaps the Russian government could organise a very large cruise ship and then set sail from Bangkok to Vladivostok.  From there they could either take a 10 hour flight or a six day train trip to Moscow.  

They could use a few of the many super yachts the billionaires are moving around the world before they lose them to the sanctions 

[gejohesch]

15 hours ago, Letseng said:

Why can't Russian government fly them out? Thai airspace isn't closed to flights from Russia.

1 - The Russian government does not give a sxxt about its citizens.

2 - The Russian government is too busy with its repugnant and botched aggression against Ukraine.

3 - The Russian government probably cannot spare a litre of fuel or a sandwich for civilian purposes anymore!

[charmonman]

13 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Funny. "Mir" means peace. It's even listed twice in the name of Russian dictator Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin...

I guess when he goes to war, the name is just shortened to "Vlad"...

Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Invader. Vlad the Vile 

[harada]

14 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Because they don't give a flying.............for their own

Correct, I saw and interesting interview with a ex KGB spook ( obviously not now living in Russia) who said that Putin doesn’t give a rats about human rights or humans whoever they are he’s off with the pixies at the bottom of the garden dreaming about the rebirth of the USSR. 

[Isaan sailor]

Crocodile tears here.  They supported Putin when the left for vacation.

[gejohesch]

8 hours ago, baboon said:

I don't know. But the Thai government are wallowing in foreign cash, so why not spend a fraction of it assisting human beings in distress through no fault of their own?

hmmmmm. sounds right but I vaguely remember that when Rohingya refugees were stranded in their boats in the middle of the Andaman Sea, Thai coastguards would give them bottles of water and then wave them off Thai waters. I would not mean this for every single Thai person, but as a nation I have doubts on exactly how far their generosity goes. They are great when it is about their own people, and that even raises doubts (highly televised operations to come and rescue Thais in the middle of the catastrophic floods a few years ago, as an example). 

[PremiumLane]

7 hours ago, Stygge said:

In general 70 % of the people stranded in Thailand love what Putin is doing in Ukraine.

You got a citation for that, or did you just pull it out of somewhere in your body?

[PremiumLane]

4 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Crocodile tears here.  They supported Putin when the left for vacation.

How exactly does going on holiday support Putin? 

[John Drake]

Still waiting for a self avowed Russian to come on this forum and denounce Putin and the invasion. Or have I missed it?

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, PremiumLane said:

You got a citation for that, or did you just pull it out of somewhere in your body?

Purely anecdotal, but seen a few interviews where Russians claim Putin is almost 'dove like' compared to many older Russians and their desire for Russia to be seen as a dominant force in the world.

[sambum]

13 hours ago, Letseng said:

Just like other tourists they come with a return ticket. Majority are tourists acc to Thai press.  Apart from this, why can't Putin fly his stranded ppl out? Just like Thai government evacuated ppl from Ukraine?

Already answered above - Putin doesn't care about anyone or anything apart from his own agenda - a very dangerous man. Also even Russia's own airline Aeroflot has suspended flights, so that says a lot about his concern for his own citizens! 

Edited March 15, 2022 by sambum

[PremiumLane]

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

Purely anecdotal, but seen a few interviews where Russians claim Putin is almost 'dove like' compared to many older Russians and their desire for Russia to be seen as a dominant force in the world.

Yep, and the Russians I know living here do not like Putin or the war. 

[sambum]

3 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Still waiting for a self avowed Russian to come on this forum and denounce Putin and the invasion. Or have I missed it?

Maybe because it's an English Forum?

[hotandsticky]

4 minutes ago, sambum said:

Maybe because it's an English Forum?

 

 

...English Language Forum.

[Pravda]

36 minutes ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Hello ,

 

personally if I was Russian , I’d say F !  Putin !! And Russia  And plant my roots in a country with Democracy and Freedom !! 

 

I read the same nonsense from what I can only assume are selfish old men keyboard warriors.

 

Yet here they are living in one of the most totalitarian countries on the planet being quiet and enjoying the products on the same totalitarian regimes...such as poverty and prostitution.

 

Hey..... I have an idea! If you're so brave than start something here. 

[Wandering druid]

send all all with sleeping bags to the Russian embassy it's their people so let them sort it out. Ukrainian are welcome and I'm willing to house them

[sambum]

5 hours ago, ian007 said:

The Ukrainian visitors are the ones trapped here because all airports are closed or destroyed in the Ukraine. The Russians are not stranded at all, flights are operating and the airspace is open. This would also have been a more appropriate article with you using a photograph of Ukrainians holding their flag and signs with no war. 

While Thailand has not prohibited Russian flights, international airspace restrictions have caused some companies, including Russia’s flagship Aeroflot, to cancel services, forcing tourists to seek alternative routes, such as through the Middle East with different carriers.

 

Even their own airline won't take them back!