> The only real winner will be Russia: they can just absorb all the refugees from South Asia Ethnic Russians are already concerned about plunging birthrates. I

> The only real winner will be Russia: they can just absorb all the refugees from South Asia Ethnic Russians are already concerned about plunging birthrates. It is not at all unusual to hear elected Russian officials talk about “the future of the white race”. Furthermore, Russians are aware that a decline in the ethnic Russian population means that the local Muslim minorities gain a correspondingly higher share of the country. Thus, the topic is already a very pressing and sensitive one, and it would be silly to suggest that Russia is open to admitting masses of Muslim (or Hindu) refugees.