The Dutch Foreign Ministry explained that due to the reduction of the diplomatic staff, the consular department will not be able to work at full capacity.
From April 27, 2022, the Dutch Embassy in Moscow stops issuing visas to Russian citizens. This is due to the fact that the day before the Russian government decided to expel 15 Dutch diplomats from the country.
According to the NL Times, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said that due to staff cuts It will be impossible to run the embassy's consular department at full capacity, so short-stay visas will no longer be issued to Russians. Exceptions are possible only for serious humanitarian reasons. For example, if there are political reasons for leaving the country.
In addition, the Dutch Foreign Ministry stressed that they expected counter-sanctions against their diplomats after expelling 17 Russian representatives from the country in late March.
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Earlier it was reported that a Russian woman who humiliated Ukrainians in Sweden and broke the flag, fired.
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