The national flag of Poland and the flag of the European Union on the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland in Warsaw. File photoWARSAW, Aug 22Poland demands from all EU countries to stop issuing Schengen visas to Russian citizens, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Shimon Shinkovsky vel Senk said on Polish Radio. At the same time, he noted that Poland itself has not been issuing tourist visas to Russians for several months. «We limited the issuance of visas to only humanitarian situations, where there are cards of a Pole, where there are family members. This is a narrow group. We limited the issuance of visas by about 80%,» Shinkovsky said.
In the Czech Republic, they opposed the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians At the same time, he said that Poland demands «to introduce such a restrictive policy of stopping the issuance of tourist visas at the EU level.» Russians without exception. On this occasion, he wrote on Twitter that «collective responsibility is unethical and counterproductive.» However, visa forms for Russians must contain information about «employment history». In his opinion, «consular (employees) can check visa candidates on social networks.» Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Pert Wawrzyk said that the Republic was developing a concept for the EU to stop issuing visas to Russian citizens. Moscow considers proposals to ban the issuance of visas a manifestation of chauvinism Schengen visas to all citizens of Russia, such statements by European politicians will not remain without consequences — «we will have to answer for them,» said Ivan Nechaev, deputy director of the information and press department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. As Konstantin Kosachev, vice speaker of the Federation Council, emphasized, the proposal to deprive Russians of the right to obtain Schengen visas is contrary to the EU's human rights obligations and the Union's regulations. » />The Senator commented on the initiative to ban Schengen visas for Russians
