You're objectively wrong. "Sanctioned individuals" from Russia would have a hard time working in Belgrade, since it is under a lot of pressure and scrutiny fro

You're objectively wrong. "Sanctioned individuals" from Russia would have a hard time working in Belgrade, since it is under a lot of pressure and scrutiny from "the West". These individuals would have an easier time in Hungary, Moldova, Turkey, Malta or UAE. The vast majority of Russians affected by the war, especially those with technical expertise to be Kagi employees, are not "sanctioned". Many situated people (which software engineers and adjacent roles often are) who left Russia have also reached the EU. The US is also "openly flirting" with Saudi Arabia, Israel and (even) North Korea, if you like that language, but geopolitically controversial relationships between state officials don't and shouldn't determine the relationships between the people. You are, and should be, free to employ and associate with individuals coming from China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, or US, even if the state you're a member of designates their (former) state as adversarial, unless you have reasons to believe that particular individual is adversarial or bad. Hope that helps.