HELSINKI, Aug 23 Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu urged Estonian citizens to avoid traveling to Russia due to possible «provocations». According to him, aggressive anti-Estonian rhetoric has «significantly increased» in Russia in recent days. 18:46Estonia plans to ban entry of Russians with visas from other EU countries»Any travel to Russian territory must be avoided. If you are in Russia on a short trip, I urge you to seriously think about the need to stay in Russia. Russia is a country waging war against Ukraine, and provocations against Estonian citizens are not ruled out,» the press service of the Foreign Ministry quoted Reinsalu as saying on Tuesday. Recently, calls have been made in a number of European countries to ban all Russians from entering the Schengen countries. Such a ban is supported by Estonia, and the Finnish government has previously announced that the country will cut the number of visa applications in Russia by half from the beginning of September to 500 per day. In addition, the Latvian Parliament adopted a statement calling on the EU countries to stop issuing visas to citizens of Russia and Belarus. The German government had previously submitted for discussion a draft EU decision to ban the issuance of Schengen visas to Russian citizens as part of the next sanctions package. At the same time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he «hardly» imagines a ban on issuing Schengen visas to Russian citizens. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that European countries unfriendly to Russia are imposing sanctions «to the point of unconsciousness», the Kremlin hopes that over time «common sense will somehow manifest itself.»
August 18, 00:24TourismEstonia restricts entry into the country and the issuance of visas for Russian citizens
