Eastern and Nordic countries strongly back a tourism ban, while Germany and France are against it. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BUDAPEST - The European Union will suspend an agreement with Russia that eases visa issuance but there will not be a blanket visa ban imposed as there is no unanimity on that, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Wednesday .
"There won't be a general blanket visa ban imposed for Russian citizens," he said."Several member states have raised their voice against this, including myself." Eastern and Nordic countries strongly back a tourism ban, while Germany and France have warned their peers it would be counter-productive, saying ordinary Russians should still be allowed access to the West.
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