Ivan Nechaev saw chauvinists in Europe and threatened with consequences.
Moscow responded to proposal to ban extradition Schengen visas to all citizens of the Russian Federation. European politicians have been threatened with a response to such initiatives.
This was stated by Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Ivan Nechaev during a briefing.
“We are convinced that attempts to fence off Russia with a new Iron Curtain for the sake of the political situation, destroying the common humanitarian space of Europe created over recent history and complicating thousands of interpersonal ties will not meet with the support of the population of the EU countries. It is time for them to think about whether it is worth continuing to support politicians, making chauvinistic statements that cannot but have consequences. You will have to answer for such words, “the diploma threatened.
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According to him, attempts to deprive Russians of the opportunity to visit the EU “demonstrate the desire of the Ukrainian regime and the Russophobic camp that supports it in the EU, inspired by impotent malice, to collectively punish all Russians simply for being citizens of a country that pursues an independent foreign policy and firmly defends its national interests.”
“The initiators of such ideas are not embarrassed that the Schengen visa code does not provide for the possibility of introducing a total indiscriminate ban on the issuance of short-term visas, which was confirmed by the press secretary of the EC. Moreover, they apparently do not care that any discredit in the issuance of visas is a gross violation of the basic human rights principles enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,” Nechaev concluded.
As previously reported by UNIAN, Estonia plans to cancel Schengen visas issued to Russians and deny them entry into the country. The country also banned the issuance temporary residence or study visas for citizens of the Russian Federation.
Besides, The Saeima of Latvia recognized Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and called on the EU countries to limit the issuance of visas to Russians and Belarusians.
In turn, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is skeptical about the termination issuance of Schengen visas to Russians.
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