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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lorne Cook

EU tightens visa restrictions on Russians over the Ukraine war and acts of sabotage

Russia Ukraine - (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)

The European Union on Friday made it harder for Russian citizens to enter Europe’s ID-check free travel area due to Russia's continued war on Ukraine, increasing acts of sabotage blamed on Moscow and the potential misuse of visas.

Russian nationals can no longer get multiple-entry visas into the so-called Schengen area, which is made up of 25 of the 27 EU member countries, plus Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

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