However, according to Rikard Jozwiak, the countries of the bloc will probably not be able to reach an agreement.
The EU plans to discuss the issue of ban issuing visas to Russians. This was reported by Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozvyak on Twitter.
He noted that EU ministers will meet in Prague at the end of August. However, according to Jozvyak, the countries of the bloc will most likely not be able to reach an agreement on this issue.
“Currently, it is unlikely that the EU as a whole will jointly agree to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians, but, as in the case with many EU sanctions against Russia this year, “anything is possible”. This will be discussed at the meeting of EU ministers in Prague at the end of the month,” the journalist wrote.
at this point it is unlikely that the EU as a whole jointly will agree to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians but as with many of the EU's #Russia sanctions this year “everything is possible”. to be discussed when the EU meets in Prague at the end of the month. #Ukraine
— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) August 10, 2022
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We remind you, Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Washington Postcalled on Western countries to ban the entry of all citizens of the Russian Federation, noting that Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy”. that EU countries should stop issuing visas to tourists from the Russian Federation. She explained that the air connection with Russia is closed, which means that while the countries of the Schengen zone issue visas to Russians, the burden is borne by the neighbors of the Russian Federation, such as: Finland, Estonia, Latvia. The Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, also called to limit the entry of Russians into the EU.
The official representative of the European Commission, Anita Hipper, said that the EU does not have procedures for banning the issuance of short-term visas to foreigners, including to the Russians However, according to her, in each case the issue is considered by the EU states taking into account specific circumstances.
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The Kremlin reacted to the calls of some countries to limit the issuance of visas to Russians. The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that any attempts to isolate Russians or Russia are a process “that has no prospects, and the irrationality of the thinking [of those who call for it] is off the charts.”
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