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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU foreign ministers agree to suspend visa travel deal with Russia

Russian tourists arriving by bus at the Nuijamaa border crossing in Finland
Russian tourists arriving by bus at the Nuijamaa border crossing in Finland. Photograph: Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP/Getty Images

The EU has agreed to suspend a visa travel deal with Moscow to curb the number of Russian nationals entering the bloc for holidays and shopping, stopping short of a full tourist visa ban demanded by some central and eastern European countries.

Meeting in Prague, the EU’s 27 foreign ministers promised to suspend the 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia that makes it relatively easy to obtain travel documents.

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