Canadian farmer Arend Feenstra, who moved to Russia through a streamlined immigration program for citizens of “unfriendly” countries who share “traditional values,” has complained that he cannot get a permanent residence permit. The news outlet Nizhny Novgorod Onlain drew attention to his YouTube video.
Feenstra received a three-year temporary residence permit in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region in early 2025. He then brought his wife and eight children to Russia and began farming.
But Feenstra has now learned that to replace his temporary residence permit with a permanent one, he must sign a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry.
“I didn’t come here to sign a contract […] I have eight young children […] I’d rather take my chances in Canada, though I think living there is risky too,” Feenstra said.
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He also said his family no longer recommends that other foreigners move to Russia because the authorities keep changing the rules and “there’s no way forward.”
As someone who has never been to Canada, what is so risky there that is only slightly comparable to the war in Ukraine?
The risk that his kids will eventually get exposed to the world outside of the right wing media bubble he raised them in.
Nothing, the star of the story is a moron who has been brainwashed by right wing social media.
Yes but also they’re in some exceptionally insane fork of Christianity if I recall correctly.
That Venn diagram is a single circle.
They’re all insane but there’s billions of them so it’s exceptional within that context sadly.
“”“”“Traditional family values”“”“” you mean, of course.
You mean where having religious folk touch your kids and are ok with it or every 2nd guys phone having grinder “traditional values”?
Is there any other way?
My wife did study abroad in Russia 2 decades ago, and they’re pretty gropey on the bus
Support for children who go no-contact with their parents, support for wives that divorce their husbands.
If you’re an abuser, a free society is terrifying.
In Canada, if you are a hate crime organizer, your bank accounts can be frozen if they’re used for funding hate.
That’s the risk he was fleeing from.
There’s a chance that you’ll get a visit from the local goose council, and they’ll force you to sign a goose ministry pact.
You Honked your last chance, buddy!
Propaganda from the same billionaires who fucked over America…
People disagreeing with a Saskatchewan farmer’s deep-seeded* beliefs.
(yes, seeded: seeded by Russian bots echoing shitbag conservative talking points. ‘-seated’, too)
Coital info dumps
The barrista forgets to say your welcome when you thank them for your coffee
Absolutely nothing comes close to comparison. This guy is an complete tool and I hope he gets forcefully conscripted into the orcs.
Our Liberal government /s