Member of European Parliament calls Estonia ban of issuing visas to Russians idiocy

12 августа 2022
The decision of Estonian authorities not to allow Russians with Schengen visas issued by Tallinn looks absurd and senseless, said MEP Yana Toom, RIA Novosti reported.

According to Toom, the republic thus took advantage of the only initiative available to it. However, the point is that visas issued by Estonia are valid for the other countries of the Schengen area. At the same time, the entry permits from other countries cannot be ignored by Tallinn.

"We cannot make decisions for the entire Schengen area, fortunately only for ourselves. All we can do is ban visas, which we ourselves issued to people yesterday. I think we look a little weak-minded in this," - stressed the deputy.