The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, declared today that European politicians who want to limit the granting of visas to Russians are pathetic. He emphasized in his statement that Moscow will not be isolated, reports 'Alo.rs'.
"I think that EU citizens should not be punished in response to the bloc's steps regarding visa facilitation for Russians ," Lavrov said.
EU foreign ministers yesterday reached a political consensus to completely suspend the visa facilitation agreement between the European Union and Russia.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the decision will significantly reduce the number of new visas issued by EU member states as the process will become more difficult and take longer.
Visas were already limited to certain categories of Russian citizens. Borrell said this is not a legal text, but only a political agreement at this point.