Ukrainians themselves will suffer from the visa regime with Russia, the State Duma believes

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, June 17 The introduction of a visa regime between Ukraine and Russia is connected with Kyiv's intention to cut off all ties with the Russian Federation, the first deputy head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, special representative of the State Duma, told RIA Novosti on Migration and Citizenship Konstantin Zatulin. Vladimir Zelensky said earlier on Friday that Ukraine would introduce a visa regime with Russia from July 1. It is noted that the Cabinet of Ministers must decide to terminate the agreement between the government of Ukraine and the government of the Russian Federation on visa-free travel for citizens of Ukraine and the Russian Federation and the application of certain international treaties between Ukraine and Russia. .jpg» />The West has long embarked on the path of severing relations with Russia, Zakharova said»Ukraine does not care who suffers … It wants to cut off all ties with Russia. And this did not start on February 24, but much earlier. The worse, the better, such logic,» Zatulin said. In the logic of the Kyiv authorities, Ukrainians who go to Russia, including to earn money, are now enemies, the agency's interlocutor noted. “Those who go to Russia to work will also suffer. This is done so that they don’t come here, don’t work, don’t stay here. And those who go, in this case (for Kyiv) are enemies,” he added.Putin signed the law on the suspension of simplified visas for EU countries