European Parliament President Martin Schulz told MEPs Tuesday that he would bar Russia’s EU ambassador from entering the institution in retaliation for a recent travel ban imposed by Russia on European political figures.
Last week, the Russian Foreign Ministry handed over to several EU embassies a list of 89 politicians and military leaders from 17 countries who would be banned from traveling to Russia.
In an email to MEPs, Schulz said he had been “dismayed” by the publication of the list, which included prominent parliamentarians such as Guy Verhofstadt and Jerzy Buzek, but also other European notables, such as the former UK …read more
Source: European Voice
