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Estonia considers closing its border with Russia
(kyivindependent.com)
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Estonia is a tiny country of a little over a million people, the poorest state in the US is richer... I have no idea where you are getting that Estonia is wealthy.
Then let them pass through to the rest of the EU. In Europe there is a billion people. As for the wealth, I have no idea why you are comparing it to US. We are talking about whether they should be forced to stay in Russia and it is clear that per capita Estonia is richer then Russia.
There is no quarantee the next country over wants to let them through and if Estonia starts funneling people into other EU countries without permission Estonia would lose open borders to the rest of EU and any financial aid pretty much instantly which would hurt the people already here massively.
Yes, Estonia is richer by gdp than one of the most sanctioned countries running on a war economy. Not rich enough to take in everyone in Russia escaping Putin's war.
You can't expect a tiny poor country to help Russia's population while countries with more ability to help don't. As I said both China and US have the land and resources to take everyone, complain to them.
And Estonia could accept people that have their own finances or people that are allowed passage in other countires and etc. There are many ways to work on this if you actually care about these people to help and solve a problem. If all countries acted this way, I won't help because aren't helping enough, we are going to be in a big trouble. I would complain to US and China if this was a post about that and someone was defending their positions, we can turn this discussion as well into, ask others to help as well, instead of just defending this wrong decision by Estonia. Estonian government, if they really care, could put pressure on EU, China or US. You seem to be more focused on China and US, but reallisticly it is the EU that has funds as well and is closer. We should focus on pressure to EU to help house these people, or allow them passage or something.
Besides, I think it is morally unjustifiable to be dependent on EU support so much to help you with these things in order to keep stuff comfortable for already rich people in Estonia, instead of sharing with those less fortunate and help as much as you can. It is better to fight for wellbeing of all people and help what you can, instead of being afraid that you will be kicked out from a selfish EU (if they refuse to help and share this isssue, they are selfish).
The EU is not a federal government, it's a trade alliance, it has no power to make member countries accept refugees.
I agree with the idea that all countries should help all people but complaining that one tiny country that doesn't have the means to do so should be the first is the equivalent of blaming some individual who has like no climate impact for climate change because they can't afford an EV.