I agree that a degree of blame carries over, but the impact of measures like this (that affect ordinary Russians who left the country due to political disagreem

I agree that a degree of blame carries over, but the impact of measures like this (that affect ordinary Russians who left the country due to political disagreement) could be the opposite of desired. Not many Russians will be seen as eligible for asylum, regardless of their political views, and barring that the remaining options for software engineers working remotely are slowly narrowing down to returning back to the country and working to benefit its industry. Those who have families would be affected most strongly.