Against the EU is the Kremlin calling the decision to completely suspend the visa facilitation agreement with Russia “ridiculous”.
The representative of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov he pointed out, as reported by the Athens News Agency, that “Moscow is now considering ways to respond”.
EU foreign ministers agreed yesterday, Wednesday (31/8) to completely suspend this agreement with Russia because of its invasion of Ukrainewhich means Russians will have to wait longer and pay more for visas.
Baltic and northern European countries have been pushing for a complete ban on visas for Russian tourists wanting to enter the EU.
“This is bad for the Russians because it will take longer and it will be more difficult to issue visas,” Peskov commented. “This is yet another ridiculous decision in an ongoing series of absurdities,” he added.
The Kremlin spokesman warned that Russia would respond by taking corresponding measures, explaining that the EU’s decision would “make the situation more difficult for the Europeans as well” and that Moscow would respond in a way “that best serves its interests”.
At the same time, Peskov accused the EU of putting obstacles in the operation of the Russian energy giant, the Gazproma day after the company announced it was suspending natural gas deliveries to Europe due to maintenance work on the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Kremlin spokesman explained that the situation with Nord Stream is difficult and that Moscow’s problems in finding equipment to maintain it are due to the sanctions against it.
Source: News Beast
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