Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, called on all countries of the European Union and the G7 to stop issuing visas to citizens of the Russian Federation.

I call on all EU and G7 states to stop issuing visas to Russians. President @ZelenskyyUa is absolutely right to insist on this. Russians overwhelmingly support the war on Ukraine. They must be deprived of the right to cross international borders until they learn to respect them.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 10, 2022

Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas urged the EU to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. She emphasized that visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right.

Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, supported the idea to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians at the European level.

The European Commission stated that they were ready to impose new sanctions on Russia, but this is the competence of the member states.

During his visit to Kyiv on August 3, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu announced that Estonia would submit a proposal to the EU to ban tourist visas to Russians within the next week.

Estonia has not issued tourist visas to Russians since spring. In late July, the Estonian government approved a ban on granting temporary residence permits or study visas to Russian citizens.