Maksym Volodiy, doctor
“A visa regime with Russia? Hasn’t it been imposed yet? The country has borders, so (can) have visas, we have a tense situation with Russia, and I think that we shouldn’t have left the border open.”
Larysa Yuzba, teacher
“I think yes, and the faster the better. We shouldn’t flirt with a country that treats its neighbors with aggression, and a visa regime is a filter to protect our country from unwanted guests. Ordinary people will get the same access as they had.”
Karina Samanova, student
“I don’t support it. I am a cosmopolite, I understand that we have a tense situation but I am a pacifist and I think that we shouldn’t make the political situation between Ukraine and Russia more complicated. I think it would only make things worse. We should, in contrast, find diplomatic solutions.”
Oleksandr Vetrov, system administrator
“I think it would be too much, because many people have relatives there – parents, grandfathers and grandmothers. It would just complicate access for ordinary people, and they would visit each other less.”
Borys Gayenko, student
“From the state’s point of view it would be positive, it would improve the spirit of society. Russia and Ukraine would distance themselves more and more. Therefore, a visa regime is a logical step.”
Maria Orlova, model
“We are brothers and a lot of Ukrainians work there (in Russia), a lot have relatives there – for them and for me a visa regime will be very inconvenient. We are at war, but it would only worsen relations between the countries.”
