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Luca Bertuzzi

EU ban on Russian combatants faces resistance from France and Italy

France and Italy have expressed scepticism about a plan to ban current and former Russian combatants from entering the bloc, citing legal and technical concerns.

The two countries currently receive the highest number of visa applications from Russia of any EU member states, and according to three diplomatic sources, they are wary of the proposal to bar Russians who served in the military from entering the EU.

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