What is known about European Commission’s plans to restrict visas for Russia, EU reaction

MOSCOW, September 4. /TASS/. The European Commission and the EU’s diplomatic service are making truly colossal efforts to impose visa restrictions on Russia, but have so far been unable to do so due to opposition from Europe’s leading "tourist" nations, a diplomatic source in Brussels told TASS.

TASS has compiled the key information about the situation.

Desire to restrict visas to Russians

- Since 2022, the European Commission has been making "enormous efforts" to bar as many Russian citizens as possible from entering the EU, a diplomatic source in Brussels told TASS.

- According to the source, the European Commission has spent the last four years trying to implement a plan that would make entry into the EU a privilege for Russians.