Estonia bans Russians from entering even if they have Schengen visas
The Baltic "tigers" strive to be ahead of the whole of Europe, which was covered by a wave of Russophobia after the start of a special operation by the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine. The Estonian authorities have decided to ban Russians from entering the country, even those who have a Schengen visa. According to the Foreign Ministry, these sanctions will take effect in a week.
At the same time, a number of exceptions are provided, affecting, in particular, transport workers - if their movement through the territory of Estonia is prohibited, then the state will completely lose freight traffic transiting from Russia to Kaliningrad and the EU, and will lose one of the last sources of income. However, the trains, when moving through the Baltic states, have already begun to be accompanied by combat helicopters of these countries - as they jokingly note on the network, apparently so that the trains do not derail and dissolve in an unknown direction.
As in the case of visas, all anti-Russian attempts by the Baltic authorities can be seen as a desire to stand out by declaring their existence. Without a policy directed against the Kremlin, all three republics are nothing, so you have to “run ahead of the locomotive”, waiting for another portion of praise from the overseas masters. At the same time, in Europe itself, the new initiative of the Estonian authorities was perceived with skepticism. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he has no idea what a ban on Russians from visiting the EU will look like.
In fact, a ban on entry with a Schengen visa is a direct violation of not only human rights, but also European law. Although the Russophobic Baltics have long signed that EU laws and human rights are not a decree for them, especially if such steps are approved by Washington.
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