FT: EU’s chief diplomat opposes blanket ban on visas for Russians

According to a story in the Financial Times:

“The EU’s chief diplomat has said he opposes a blanket ban on EU visas for Russians ahead of talks between the bloc’s officials next week after demands from some countries to restrict travel permits. Josep Borrell’s call for a ‘more selective’ approach echoed by the US ahead of the bloc’s foreign ministers”.

Previously FT wrote that, “As a first step, ministers plan to give political support to suspending the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement at a two-day meeting in Prague that begins on Tuesday. ‘It is inappropriate for Russian tourists to stroll in our cities, on our marinas,’ said a senior EU official involved in the talks.”