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Putin's 'Shared Values Visa' Attracts Conservative Migrants

7/11/2025

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Russia's "Shared Values Visa," launched by President Putin in August 2024, seeks to draw conservative migrants who reject LGBTQ+ rights and globalism. By May, 1,156 applications had poured in, reflecting a blend of symbolic politics and demographic strategy, as the initiative champions a vision of a more traditional, conservative Europe.

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Russia's "Shared Values Visa," launched by President Putin in August 2024, seeks to draw conservative migrants who reject LGBTQ+ rights and globalism. By May, 1,156 applications had poured in, reflecting a blend of symbolic politics and demographic strategy, as the initiative champions a vision of a more traditional, conservative Europe.