No, collective punishment can't help end Ukraine crisis

The heated debate among 27 European Union member states on whether to ban tourist visas to Russian citizens is essentially about whether collective punishment is justified. Finland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have led the charge of imposing such a ban by taking unilateral measures restricting visas to Russians.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin argued that ordinary Russian people "are supporting the war" and "I think it's not right that Russian citizens can travel, enter Europe's Schengen area, be tourists, see the sights", while Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tweeted that "visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right".

The development followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issuing a call on Aug 12, asking EU states to ban visas for Russian nationals, a call immediately denounced by the Russian government.