Estonia plans to prohibit entry for most Russian citizens for several weeks - the Foreign Ministry

Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Rinsal said Estonia would try to stop the entry of most Russian citizens to the country for several weeks. About it reports Reuters. "It will take some time, but I think that time is also crucial, given the huge number of Russian citizens who enter," he said.

Video of the Day, he would "extremely greeted" a solution that in full accordance with the Schengen Code will be prohibited from entering Estonia of people from the aggressor country, regardless of whether they have a visa issued by Estonia or other The country of Schengen. On July 28, Estonia decided to limit the opportunities for Russian citizens to apply for temporary residence permission or visas for study in the country.

Eastern European countries, including the Czech Republic and Poland, as well as the Baltic countries, have already stopped publishing tourist visas to the Russians, and have declared their intention not to let Russians with visas received in other EU countries. Since airplaces between the EU and Russia have been suspended, many Russian tourists use the Baltic countries as a transit route to other EU countries.

Estonia Prime Minister Kai Callas said that 30% of Russians traveling to the EU do so through the territory of Estonia. Against the backdrop of this EU, the EU countries demand that Brussels make a complete ban on the visa visa, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously suggested to punish the Russians for their support of war against Ukraine. Some EU countries, such as Denmark, also support this decision, but provided that it will be collectively adopted by all 27 EU member countries.