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Luca Bertuzzi

EU narrows ban on Russian combatants to appease France and Italy

The European Union is discussing a narrower version of its proposal to ban the issuing of visas to Russian soldiers and military veterans after pushback from France and Italy, limiting the measure to short-stay visas and to those who directly took part in the fighting in Ukraine.

The ban will form part of the EU's 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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