"Until they learn to respect the borders." Kuleba called all EU countries and G7 will stop issuing visas to Russian citizens

Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called on all EU countries and G7 to stop issuing visas to Russian citizens. “I urge all EU countries and G7 to stop issuing visas to the Russians. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is absolutely right, insisting on it. The Russians are overwhelmingly supporting the war in Ukraine, ”he wrote in his Twitter. Kuleba added that the Russians should be deprived of the right to cross international borders, "until they learn to respect them.

" Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on sanctions Alexei Makeev in his Twitter suggested that Kyiv partner countries enter a questionnaire for visa applicants from the Russian Federation. It contains questions about maintaining a full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, as well as visiting the occupied Russian territories since 2014.

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 idea of ​​a complete ban on entry into Western countries for all Russians is finding more supporters: except Ukraine, such calls are voiced by Russian neighbors of Russia. Many of them have already closed their borders for Russian citizens, but require a collective decision from EU countries.