EU Foreign Policy Chief Rejects Calls to Ban All Russian Visas
- Bloc’s foreign ministers set to discuss visa ban next week
- Estonia has said it would pursue blanket Schengen visa ban
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The European Union’s foreign policy chief pushed back against a proposal by some member states bordering Russia to prevent the nation’s citizens from entering the bloc, as its foreign ministers prepare to discuss a stop to tourist visas next week.
“To forbid the entrance to all the Russians is not a good idea,” Josep Borrell said at a conference in Spain. “We have to be more selective.”