Baltics Reach Deal on Russia Visa Entry Ban by Mid-September
- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania plan to limit land crossings
- Move would complicate access for Russians with Schengen visas
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The European Union’s Baltic members agreed to coordinate a visa ban for most Russian citizens at their borders and will aim to pass national measures by mid-September.
The move would further complicate access to the EU for Russian holders of Schengen visas to travel throughout the bloc’s visa-free travel zone. Latvia and Estonia are finalizing the details of the restrictions for government approval as early as this week, foreign ministers for both nations said Wednesday in Kaunas.