The largest airport in Poland stopped allowing Russians into the country
Russians cannot cross the Polish border at Chopin Airport from Monday, September 26, 2022, as well as sea border crossings. Source: Representatives of Warsaw Chopin Airport, Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs “Poland has tightened entry restrictions for Russian citizens following an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland and...
Switzerland completely stopped the simplified issuance of visas for Russians
The Swiss Federal Council completely suspended the visa facilitation agreement with Russia at its meeting on September 16, 2022. Source: The Swiss Federal Council From now, the usual visa procedure will apply to citizens of Russia. Thus, the Swiss government took the same decision that the European Union did, contributing to a common European...
Russians will no longer be able to obtain EU visas under a simplified procedure: details
On September 6, 2022, it became known, that the European Commission has approved a proposal to completely suspend the visa facilitation agreement with Russia from September 12, 2022. Source: The European Commission “A country like Russia, waging a war of aggression, should not qualify for visa facilitations as long as it continues...
EU foreign ministers agreed to stop the simplified visa regime with Russia
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on August 31, 2022, that the ministers of foreign affairs of the EU countries have reached political agreements regarding the issuance of Schengen visas for citizens of the Russian Federation: the simplified procedure for issuing visas will be completely...
5 EU countries have threatened “national measures” to limit the entry of Russians
On August 31, 2022, it became known that Eastern EU countries bordering Russia are threatening to take “national measures” to reduce the number of Russian citizens entering their countries and the Schengen area unless the EU agrees on a collective approach. Source: Joint statement of Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Finland and Estonia...
7 EU countries called for new sanctions against Russia, including visa sanctions
On August 25, 2022, it became known that the heads of the foreign affairs committees of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, the Czech Republic and Denmark issued a joint statement calling for new sanctions against the Russian Federation for its war against Ukraine. Source: EU countries They list all the arguments that...
EU and US are against a complete ban on issuing visas to Russians
The head of the diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, and the spokesperson of the US State Department opposed the proposal to ban Russians from entering the EU. Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell and spokesperson of the US State Department “The US wouldn’t want to close off pathways to refuge and safety for Russia’s...
Denmark is ready to limit entry of Russian tourists regardless of EU decision
The Head of Foreign Affairs of Denmark said on August 17, 2022, that he hoped that the EU would adopt a joint decision to ban the issuance of tourist visas to Russians, but if there is no success in introducing common EU rules, the government is ready to revise the Danish rules. Source: Head of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod “If it...
Finland has decided to reduce the issuance of visas to Russians by 90% from September 1
On August 16, 2022, the Finnish government announced a 90% reduction in the issuance of visas to Russians due to Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Source: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland said that from September, Finland will accept only 10% of visa applications from...
Banning Russian citizens from entering the EU may force Putin to end the war, – Ukraine’s President
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview on August 16, 2022, that he believes that the ban on entry of Russians to the EU countries can contribute to the fact that the President of the Russian Federation Volodymyr Putin will stop military aggression in Ukraine Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “This...
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