Since the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine, nearly one million Russians have entered the European Union

Since the beginning of the full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, nearly one million Russians have entered the European Union. About it writes DW with reference to the data of the European Agency of the Border and Coast Guard Frontex. From February 24 to August 22, the borders of the EU crossed 998 085 citizens of the Russian Federation. Video day is said that in the last week the number of Russians entering the EU has decreased slightly compared to the previous week.

The day before it was reported that more than 60% of Russian aggressor citizens entered the EU through Finland and Estonia. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the EU will discuss the ban on the issuance of visas for Russian tourists at the end of August. Countries such as Estonia, Latvia and Finland are urging to introduce a common ban on entry to the Russians due to a full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, some have already closed borders for Russian citizens.

In an interview with The Washington Post, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a visa ban for Russian citizens could be one of the most effective measures against Russia. The head of the EU diplomacy Josep Borrel opposed the ban on entry to the EU for all citizens of the aggressor country of Russia. The United States also did not support the initiative to prohibit visas to all Russians.