Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. File photoVIENNA, Sep 9 Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said that EU sanctions against a number of Russian citizens will remain unchanged, the visa facilitation agreement between Russia and the EU may terminate as early as September 12.» I can assure you that the EU is united on this issue, the sanctions will not be changed. The list of individuals will also be expanded without changes,» the minister said in an interview with Wiener Zeitung, adding that the decision to suspend the visa facilitation agreement between Russia and the EU may «In fact, it could come into force as early as Monday.» At the end of August, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the EU countries had reached a political agreement to completely suspend the facilitated visa regime with Russia, but certain categories of Russian citizens would still be able to obtain EU visas. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the EU decision to suspend the visa facilitation agreement is discriminatory innovative and devoid of common sense.
