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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

EU foreign ministers expected to suspend Russian tourist visa facilitation

Travellers stand in front of a departures board inside terminal 2 of Helsinki airport
Travellers stand in front of a departures board inside terminal 2 of Helsinki airport in Finland, which has become an important transit country for Russian tourists flying into Europe. Photograph: Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP/Getty Images

The EU’s foreign ministers are expected to approve suspending the bloc’s visa facilitation agreement with Moscow next week, as Russian rocket and artillery strikes hit areas across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

The EU move, aimed at reducing the number of visas issued to Russian nationals after pressure from eastern member states, falls short of an outright ban but would make getting travel documents significantly more complicated and expensive.

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