Citizens are not recommended to visit Latvia with private vehicles registered in the Russian Federation. In this respect reports TASS cited the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
“Due to the sharply deteriorating situation in Latvia, the Russian Foreign Ministry has once again advised against visiting this Baltic country, including on personal vehicles registered in Russia,” the diplomat said.
On September 8, the European Commission published a document providing for personal vehicle entry into the European Union from Russia. fall under Since it can be considered a form of import, it is subject to sanctions. For the same reason, it was stated that personal belongings of Russians, such as suitcases and shampoo, may be confiscated upon entry. Later, the EC softened the recommendations and advised customs officers to focus on the ban on importing cars from the Russian Federation into the EU.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 20th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club named One manifestation of Nazism towards Russians is that some EU countries ban the entry of Russian cars.
Russians before prohibited Entry into Bulgaria by car.