USA Chairman of the Joe Biden administration Ukrainecomprehensive coverage of the Russian Midterm exam It was reported that he refused the ban request. In an interview with the US press earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski first mentioned the visa ban, saying that Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy”.
A spokesperson for the US State Department said the Biden administration has already imposed visa restrictions on Kremlin officials, but that the focus is on RussiaHe stated that it would be to identify those involved in the invasion of Ukraine and hold them accountable.
The spokesperson said, “The United States does not want to close the asylum and security routes for dissidents in Russia or those who are vulnerable to human rights violations. We have also made it clear that it is important to draw a line between the Russian government’s policies and actions in Ukraine and the Russian people.”
On the other hand, Zelenski called on the European Union (EU) countries a few weeks ago and asked them to impose a visa ban on Russian citizens. Some EU leaders, such as Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, have also called for an EU-wide visa ban. Germany Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, on the other hand, opposed the visa ban and stated that Russians should be able to flee their homeland if they do not agree with the regime.
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ESTONIA HAS A VISA RESTRICTION TO RUSSIAN CITIZENS
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu announced that as of August 18, Russian citizens who obtained a Schengen visa through Estonia will be banned from entering the country, “This sanction means that visas will remain valid, but visa holders will be sanctioned when entering Estonia, and they will not be allowed to enter Estonia. means,” he said. Reinsalu also stated that the Schengen visa obtained through Estonia will continue to be valid in other European Union (EU) countries.
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