[mistrial9]

> sending money back to Russia, simply forbid that.

hmm - working people usually send money to those that need it, whatever the language spoken...

[robonerd]

There are presently sanctions forbidding it, are there not? Those sanctions are what I'm referring to. Language has nothing to do with it.

[thriftwy]

People will not emigrate if it means leaving relatives and family behind. That's why you saw so little emigration from the USSR - once they're out they were completely shut off.