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Reuters
Reuters
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By Sabine Siebold and Jan Lopatka

EU to tighten visa rules for Russians but split on travel ban

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian servicemen hold anti-drone guns as they take part in a training exercise not far from the front line in Mykolaiv region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva

European Union foreign ministers are likely to agree to suspend a visa facilitation agreement with Moscow and make Russians wait longer and pay more for their visas, diplomats said on Tuesday, while the bloc remained split over an outright EU travel ban.

Germany and France warned it would be counter-productive to ban ordinary Russians, a move advocated by Kyiv in response to Russia's invasion and backed by some EU members, and the agreement's suspension was a compromise that could be reached at the ministers' two-day meeting in Prague.

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