After statements by a number of European countries to stop issuing Schengen visas to Russians, citizens of the Russian Federation fear that they will be denied entry to Europe and are trying to process documents in advance, Censor reports.. NO.

The number of Schengen visa applicants increased by 40% in the last 2 weeks. Every second person is trying to get a visa " However, she admits that these actions are superfluous: “If suddenly the possibility of obtaining Schengen visas is closed to Russians in principle, it is unlikely that they will be able to freely enter European countries with existing ones,” Shirokova says..

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Most often, Russians apply for visas to Sweden, Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria and Greece.

Earlier it was reported that the President of Ukraine called on European countries to deprive Russians of the opportunity to have fun and relax in the EU.