An informal meeting of the Council of the EU is being held in Prague.
of foreign affairs of European countries. On the agenda is the issue of banning the issuance of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation for entering the EU. Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevičs announced the upcoming meeting on Twitter.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia wrote that he is already on his way to Prague and is ready, together with like-minded people, to defend the decision to ban the entry of Russian passport holders into the European Union. According to Edgars Rinkevichs, such a step is necessary not only to once again condemn the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, but also for reasons of own security.
“I am going to Prague to participate in an informal meeting of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs, together together with like-minded countries, we will advocate for an EU ban on visas for citizens of the Russian Federation, both for security reasons and because of Russia's aggression against Ukraine,” the minister wrote.
Early bird start to #Prague for informal EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, we need to discuss and decide on #visaban for Russian citizens due to ongoing #Russia's aggression against #Ukraine and security reasons
— Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) August 30, 2022
There are considerable doubts whether the corresponding decision will actually be adopted, because there is no unanimity among the EU countries on this issue. Germany has already declared that the country is not ready to completely ban the entry of citizens of the Russian Federation.
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However the cancellation of the simplified visa regime for holders of Russian passports may still happen.
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