The EU cannot completely stop issuing visas to Russians, as this is contrary to EU visa rules, the European Commission said in a response to a request from the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, according to DW.

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" These are humanitarian cases, family members of citizens of the EU countries, journalists and dissidents,"

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The EU sanctions are mainly directed against the Russian authorities and elites in order to prevent the financing of the war against Ukraine, and not against ordinary Russians, the European Commission clarified..

Earlier in Finland called to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians because of the war in Ukraine.