Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz is skeptical about the introduction of a general ban on the entry of Russians into Europe, for example as tourists, reports DW.

Speaking at a press conference in Berlin, the head of the German government recalled that what is happening in Ukraine is "

" However, the imposition of sanctions against all Russians, in his opinion, is an unjustified step..

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In contrast to the German leader, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky supported the suspension of the issuance of visas to EU countries for Russian citizens. He announced his intention to raise this issue at a meeting of EU foreign ministers to be held in Prague at the end of August.. In his opinion, during the Russian aggression, the usual tourism of Russian citizens is out of the question..

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics also supported the suspension of the issuance of visas to EU countries for Russian citizens. According to him, published on Twitter, the trips of Russians to civilized countries are “not an inherited right, but a privilege.”.

Estonia and the Czech Republic, as well as Latvia and Bulgaria, stopped issuing visas to Russians. Nevertheless, at the Prague meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers, a consensus on this issue is apparently not to be expected..