Russian citizens will also not be able to enter the listed countries from the EU. Now the only land border in the EU for Russians remains Finland.

Russians will not be able to enter Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the purpose of tourism, sports or attending cultural events. The corresponding decision comes into force on September 19.

The Schengen visa of Russians will not be valid in these countries

Now Russian citizens with a valid short-term Schengen visa will not be able to get to the territory of the European Union through the above countries. The decision is valid regardless of the final destination or the Schengen country where the visa was issued.

It is also important to note that these countries will no longer issue short-stay tourist visas to Russians. Citizens of the aggressor country will not get into Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland even from the territory of the European Union.

Last land border, which Russians can use to get into the EU is Finland .

Europe without Russian citizens: what is known

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In Europe, the issues of a complete ban on entry for Russians have long been discussed. In particular, the European Union has stopped the simplified regime for issuing visas to Russians.

Tourist visas for Russians are no longer issued in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands . However, there are many countries that still accept Russians. Among them are Austria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Italy, Cyprus, Germany, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and others.

Member of the European Parliament from Lithuania Petras Auštrevičius spoke about loopholes , which the Russians can use to circumvent the EU decision. According to the politician, the decision regarding the Russians is not tough enough.

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