Yeah, this is an interesting proposal. It would make being a Russian soldier in Ukraine more attractive than being a Ukrainian soldier (who’s stuck in the trenches) or a Ukrainian male of military age (who can’t leave the country). Also, antiwar Russians would find that the fastest way to move to Europe is to enlist and defect (skipping the normal multi-year process of getting citizenship). Also, everyone along the way would want a cut: Russians would start paying money to recruitment offices when they enlist, and paying more money to Ukrainian soldiers when they defect. The economic incentives of the whole thing just get funnier and funnier as I think about it.
Yeah, this is an interesting proposal. It would make being a Russian soldier in Ukraine more attractive than being a Ukrainian soldier (who’s stuck in the trenches) or a Ukrainian male of military age (who can’t leave the country). Also, antiwar Russians would find that the fastest way to move to Europe is to enlist and defect (skipping the normal multi-year process of getting citizenship). Also, everyone along the way would want a cut: Russians would start paying money to recruitment offices when they enlist, and paying more money to Ukrainian soldiers when they defect. The economic incentives of the whole thing just get funnier and funnier as I think about it.