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Schengen visas will not help. Baltic countries will limit the entry of Russians through land borders

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have reached an agreement on a significant limitation of border crossing by Russian citizens who have EU Schengen Visa. This was reported by the Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgar Rinkevich on Twitter. According to him, the decisions on restrictions will be made by the governments of each country separately in accordance with the law. The new rules will come into force at the same time.

Video Day Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have previously stated that they were ready to take "national events" to reduce the number of Russians entering their countries. Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called for a complete visa ban for Russian citizens. He is convinced that this could be one of the most effective measures against Russia.