"In the past few months several EU politicians have been denied entry when arriving at the Russian border. The Russian authorities justified these refusals by referring to the inclusion of these individuals on a confidential "stop list".
After each of these refusals, the EU and the Member States whose nationals were affected had repeatedly requested transparency about the content of this list.
The list with 89 names has now been shared by the Russian authorities.
We don't have any other information on legal basis, criteria and process of this decision. We consider this measure as totally arbitrary and unjustified, especially in the absence of any further clarification and transparency.
We are keeping in close contact with the Member States involved."
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150530_01_en.htm
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Germany's foreign minister said Saturday that a Russian travel ban on 89 top European Union officials could damage peace efforts in Ukraine....
ReplyDeleteSpeaking to reporters during a visit to Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized the ban and called on Russia to be more transparent.
"I can only say that, apart from the fact that I don't find it particularly wise to declare such travel bans, at the very least, those concerned should have been informed about the reservations against them, or at least those lists should be made public," the German diplomat said......http://www.voanews.com/content/steinmeier-russian-ravel-ban-damaging-ukraine-peace-efforts/2800528.html
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