Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia agreed not to allow the entry of Russians with Schengen visas

Despite the fact that recently the EU foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on restricting the entry of Russians and stopping the issuance of Schengen visas to them, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which directly border Russia, are resolving the issue at the level of their states, TASS reports with reference to the Latvian Foreign Ministry .

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich wrote on his Twitter that Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have agreed to restrict the movement of Russian citizens across their land borders with Russia and Belarus.

According to Rinkevich, the decisions will be made by national governments in accordance with national procedures and will come into force simultaneously in all three states. It will be officially announced in the coming days.

Initially, the decision was made by the three Baltic states, later joined by Poland. The ban will come into force at 00:00 on September 19, 2022.

Exceptions will be made for certain categories of Russian citizens - diplomats, truck drivers, as well as for citizens entering by family and humanitarian згкзщыуы.

Source: TASS

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