Estonia proposes EU-wide ban on Russian travellers
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu on Monday called for further sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.
“We need to raise the price of aggression for the aggressor steeply before the winter.
“The seven packages so far have not put sufficient pressure on (Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine,’’ Mr Reinsalu said on Estonian radio.
The new package of sanctions suggested by Estonia would include a complete energy embargo, further restrictions on other goods and people, as well as a ban on Russian nationals travelling to the EU.
The government in Tallinn had earlier put an official proposal for an eight sanctions package to the European Commission.
Having already restricted its visa rules for Russian nationals, the Baltic EU and NATO member countries called for an EU-wide stop to issuing tourist visas to Russian nationals.
“Somebody must take the first step, hopefully, a Europe-wide agreement can be reached in some forms,’’ Mr Reinsalu said.
(dpa/NAN)
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