I commented somewhere a few weeks back[0] that we should probably be making it easier for Russians who are vulnerable (those who left during the mobilisation push, are vocally critical of Putin, or who simply want to not be part of it) and want to defect. There's not a great deal we can do to make it easier on their end - presumably there are some controls on the Russian side on the way out - but if someone does make it to the UK or the EU and doesn't wish to be part of the war we should help them do so.

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35154243, was unfortunately misunderstood by one user who thought I wanted to punish Russians who remained in the country after the invasion, rather than simply extend additional help to those who had left

edit, a flagged comment raised this question "Why are you helping these people compared to the other billion around the world in far worse positions?"

If you're upset that some country is about to get special treatment because I made a comment on HN, then you needn't because what I've suggested probably won't happen. I don't think "You want to help $groupA? Why not $groupB?" is a very helpful way to look at this, and furthermore it's a little presumptuous to think that I'd exclusively want to assist one nationality but not another just because I didn't mention it. There are dozens of ways the UK, the EU or "the west" are not helping or are actively hindering other parts of the world. To expect me to address any or all of the others when I want to talk about one is ridiculous.