Tuesday, August 30, 2022

EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS RUSSIAN TOURIST VISA BAN

The first day of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers is getting underway in Prague. Under discussion: a potential short-term ban on issuing Russian tourist visas.

It's proved controversial amongst member states: France and Germany say it would be counter-productive.

But Lithuania's foreign minister says countries that share a land border with Russia: like Poland, Finland, Latvia and Estonia are in favour of a ban — and could go ahead regardless.

Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.

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