Cancellation of simplified visa regime. Russians bear moral responsibility for the war in Ukraine - Zelensky

Video of the day, the head of state said that it is unacceptable that the Schengen visas have not been completely stopped by Russian propagandists who are lying daily. "It is absolutely unacceptable that European territory can be used for tourism or shopping by those who not only support the split and abuse of Europe at home in Russia, but also work on them.

And cannot be perceived calmly that Russian propagandists are still able to stay in European countries , to lie daily in reports and inclusions from the European capitals. Lie on Europe, humiliate it and, at the same time, be there. The absurd, which should be stopped immediately, "the President said. The European Commission on Tuesday, September 6, proposed to fully suspend a simplified visa agreement with Russia's aggressor country. The decision should now be made by the EU Council.

The European Commissioner for Ilva Johansson's European Commissioner, during a briefing, expressed his hope that the EU Council would make a decision this week and simplified visa regime will stop operating since September 12. The European Commission has explained that the Russians will encounter a longer, more expensive and difficult process of obtaining a visa, and EU countries will be able to control more carefully to whom they are being issued.

At the same time, the European Union will remain open to some categories, including "EU family members, journalists, dissidents and civil society representatives. " Visa fee for citizens of the terrorist country will increase from 35 to 80 euros, the time of processing the request-from 10 to 15 days and can be extended to 45 days in some cases. The Russians will also need more documents when requesting a request, and the rules for reusable visas will be harder.

On July 31, the EU foreign ministers have reached a political agreement to completely suspend the simplified procedure for issuing visas to Russian aggressor citizens. Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have stated that they were ready to take "national measures" to reduce the number of Russians entering their countries until the EU has made a collective decision. Some EU countries, including Germany and France, oppose the full visa prohibition.