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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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EU will not accept citizens with Russian documents issued in occupied regions
EU ambassadors have agreed that EU countries will not accept persons with Russian travel documents issued in the occupied regions of Georgia and Ukraine.
According to the European Union, this decision is a response to Russia's reckless and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, the issuance of Russian international passports to residents of regions occupied by Russia; On Russia's unilateral decision regarding the recognition of the independence of the separatist territories of Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
"Russian travel documents issued in the regions occupied by Russia in Ukraine or in the separatist territories of Georgia are not accepted for obtaining a visa or for crossing the borders of the Schengen zone," the statement said.
According to the EU statement, Russian travel documents issued in the occupied regions are no longer recognized or are in the process of being recognized by EU member states.
According to them, this decision is aimed at establishing a common approach, ensuring proper functioning of borders and a common visa policy, protecting the security of EU member states.
According to the statement of the European Union, based on this mandate, the Czech Republic, the country holding the presidency of the European Union, is ready to start discussions with the European Parliament.
Russian Federal Security Service says 2 Georgians were 'organizers' of explosion of Crimea bridge
The Russian Federal Security Service released information that 12 accomplices in the Crimean bridge bombing have been 'identified' and according to them, two of them are Georgian citizens. The agency also stated that "the Intelligence Division of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, its head Kirill Budanov, employees and agents are behind the terrorist attack." The government agency TASS published the statement of the Federal Security Service.
The Security Service press service told the publication that "the explosives were brought to the Crimean bridge from Odessa via Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia".
The agency wrote based on FSB data that the explosive device was disguised in rolls, constructed of polyethylene, and weighed 22,770 kilograms. According to the agency, the cargo was sent from Odessa port to Bulgaria at the beginning of August.
EU will not accept citizens with Russian documents issued in occupied regions
According to the European Union, this decision is a response to Russia's reckless and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, the issuance of Russian international passports to residents of regions occupied by Russia; On Russia's unilateral decision regarding the recognition of the independence of the separatist territories of Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
"Russian travel documents issued in the regions occupied by Russia in Ukraine or in the separatist territories of Georgia are not accepted for obtaining a visa or for crossing the borders of the Schengen zone," the statement said.
According to the EU statement, Russian travel documents issued in the occupied regions are no longer recognized or are in the process of being recognized by EU member states.
According to them, this decision is aimed at establishing a common approach, ensuring proper functioning of borders and a common visa policy, protecting the security of EU member states.
According to the statement of the European Union, based on this mandate, the Czech Republic, the country holding the presidency of the European Union, is ready to start discussions with the European Parliament.
Russian Federal Security Service says 2 Georgians were 'organizers' of explosion of Crimea bridge
The Security Service press service told the publication that "the explosives were brought to the Crimean bridge from Odessa via Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia".
The agency wrote based on FSB data that the explosive device was disguised in rolls, constructed of polyethylene, and weighed 22,770 kilograms. According to the agency, the cargo was sent from Odessa port to Bulgaria at the beginning of August.