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Four EU countries have banned entry for Russians
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Under the restrictions that came into effect from 00:00 on Monday, Russians were no longer allowed in four European countries for tourism reasons.
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have closed entry to their territory for Russians, including those with Schengen visas issued by third countries. In this regard, Sunday 18 September She said on the Estonian government website.
“Together with Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, we have decided to introduce general restrictions on tourism for Russian citizens in order to protect public order and security,” says the press service quoting Prime Minister Kai Kallas. “As border states of the EU, we must ensure the security of Europe”.
He stressed that it is currently not possible to guarantee that Russian citizens entering the EU via Estonia do not pose a security threat.
“A regional agreement has been reached and we will now continue to work to limit tourism for Russian citizens across the European Union,” said Kallas.
Under the restrictions that went into effect from 00:00 on Monday, Russians were no longer allowed into four European countries for tourism reasons. It should be noted that the entry ban does not apply to all citizens.
It should be noted that on February 26 the European Union suspended the simplified visa regime with Russia, which meant a simplified procedure for processing documents for officials and entrepreneurs.
Earlier it was reported that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were in agreement significant limitation of border crossing by citizens of the Russian Federationwho have seen Schengen.
It was also known that nine EU countries have stopped issuing visas to tourists From Russia.
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