Estonia Tightens Russian Visa Rules as Scholz Skeptical of Ban
- Estonia blocks entry for some 50,000 existing visa holders
- Scholz doesn’t favor EU-wide ban: ‘This is Putin’s War’
The Estonia flag above the parliament building in Tallinn, Estonia.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Estonia issued tough new restrictions on visas for Russian nationals, reinforcing a call to ban entry for many into the European Union even as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz all but ruled out such a bloc-wide measure.
Calls are mounting among eastern member states that a new round of EU sanctions should include restrictions on Russian nationals entering the 27-member bloc. Ukraine’s top diplomat added his voice to those saying President Vladimir Putin’s invasion should have consequences for Russians wanting to travel west.