The Foreign Minister of the European Union planes to suspend the agreement on simplifying the visa regime between the EU and Russia, writes the newspaper Financial Times with reference to sources.
According to media reports, European politicians intend to make this decision on August 30 at a two -day meeting in Prague.
“It is inappropriate for Russian tourists to roam our cities, to be in our ports,” the source shared with the newspaper and noticed that the European Union “should send a signal to the Russian population” that the war in Ukraine is unacceptable. We are in an emergency, and it requires extreme steps. We want to go further than cancel the visa simplification, ”the source added, according to which more serious changes can occur by the end of the year.