Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on reports that Finnish politicians have called for an end to the issuance of tourist visas to Russian citizens.
He stressed that Russia would react extremely negatively to this.
“As far as we understand, this solution has not found any application in the implemented plan so far, let’s hope it doesn’t. But of course, such actions against Russian citizens will require countermeasures and a response – quite understandable and predictable, ”the Kremlin spokesman said during a briefing.
On the eve of the largest parliamentary parties in Finland spoke Due to the suspension of issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens.
Tyutti Tuppurainen, who is also the Acting Prime Minister of Finland, Minister of EU Affairs and Public Goods. declarationHelsinki does not plan to take its own measures to stop issuing tourist visas to Russia. As Tuppurainen points out, Finland’s policy is to support the European Union’s joint sanctions policy against the Russian Federation. The issue of issuing tourist visas to Russia should be coordinated at the level of the EU and Schengen countries.