Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending a number of visa preferences for citizens of most European countries.

The relevant information is posted on the official portal of legal information, Evropeyskaya Pravda reports with reference to Russian media..

The law introduces a visa regime for holders of diplomatic passports - citizens of the EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and also cancels visa preferences for members of official delegations, national and regional governments and parliaments, constitutional and supreme courts, as well as journalists from the listed.

The law suspends certain provisions of international treaties with the listed countries regarding diplomatic passports and visas.

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