The Czech Presidency in the EU supported the ban on issuing Schengen visas to Russians/Collage of Channel 24
The Czech Republic has openly advocated a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russian citizens. It is important that this is a state that has the rights of the President of the Council of the EU since the beginning of July.
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The support for this decision was expressed by Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipovsky in response to an appeal by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. The same readiness has already been expressed, in particular, in Estonia.
Russian tourism is out of the question
According to the minister, the Czech Republic is now is making every effort to persuade other EU countries to follow the same approach. After all, this is necessary to demonstrate to the Russians that they are wrong.
We were the first to go to this event, and we are trying to explain to our partners that this is a justified and effective event. During the Russian aggression, the declared borders of which are constantly shifting, the usual tourism of Russian citizens is out of the question, Lipovsky said.
He added that this is also important for increasing the level of security in Europe. “I have been trying for a long time to reduce the influence and influence of the Russian special services on the territory of the EU,” the minister summed up.
