EU will not cancel the Schengen visas of citizens of the Russian Federation, visited the Crimea – a REGNUM

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Brussels, 17 July 2015, 07:37 – REGNUM The European Union does not intend to abolish Schengen visas for citizens of the Russian Federation, which We visited the Crimea without permission of Kiev. This was stated by “Kommersant” a senior official of the EU institutions.

«All restrictions on the visa regime in force in the EU in respect of the Crimea are well known – they are officially announced, – assured source in Brussels. – But these measures apply only to residents of the peninsula. For Russian tourists visiting Crimea, these restrictions do not apply ».

« And we, of course, will not calculate who visited or flown to the peninsula, and in any way limit their right to enter the Schengen countries, “- the source added.

The information that the residents of the Russian Federation, visited the Crimea, there may be problems at the entrance to Europe, said former Minister of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea, Alexander Liev, who is currently an adviser to the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

According to him, the Ukrainian authorities are planning to transfer the lists of those who, in the opinion of Kiev, trespassed, EU diplomats to such citizens deprived of visas.

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