President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 3Vladimir Zelensky, in response to a petition calling for a 50-year ban on Russians from entering Ukraine, said that the country's authorities were asked to «continue relevant work» taking into account the need to «protect national interests» .Earlier, a petition was published on Zelensky's website with a proposal to «completely close entry to Ukraine for all Russians for the next 50 years.» The petition gained 25,000 signatures necessary for Zelensky’s response. The response notes that Zelensky “consistently supports steps aimed at strengthening the regime for exercising control over the entry of Russian citizens into Ukraine.” “In development of the supported electronic petition “Introduce a visa regime for Russian citizens” By the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated June 17… the agreement on visa-free trips of citizens of Ukraine to the Russian Federation is terminated and temporary restrictions are introduced on the crossing of the state border of Ukraine by citizens of the Russian Federation — residents of the border regions of the Russian Federation.The visa regime with Russia is valid from July 1, 2022 “Now the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has been asked to continue relevant work, taking into account the development of the situation and the need to protect the national interests of our state,” he added.
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