Russia has blacklisted eight officials from different European Union countries, including the head director of the Estonian Language Inspectorate (Keeleinspektsioon) Ilmar Tomusk.
The Russian foreign ministry announced on Friday that banning another eight EU officials comes in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens in the EU in March. The Kremlin also recently placed Estonia, the U.S, the U.K, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Poland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic on its unfriendly list.
Altogether, Russia banned three officials from the Baltic states: Ivars Abolins, chairman of Latvia s National Electronic Media Council; Maris Baltins, director of the Latvian State Language Center; and Ilmar Tomusk, head of Estonia s Language Inspectorate, Reuters reported.
EU Summons Russian Envoy To Condemn Travel Ban On Eight Brussels Officials
May 03, 2021 11:20 GMT
Russia s ambassador to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov
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The European Union has summoned Russia s ambassador in Brussels in reaction to Moscow s retaliatory decision to bar eight of the bloc s officials from entering the country. The Russian ambassador (Vladimir Chizhov) has been summoned. He should be received in the afternoon by the secretary-general of the European Commission and of the European External Action Service, where we will convey him strong condemnation and objection, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told a news briefing on May 3.
European Parliament president hopes Russia will lift sanctions against him
According to David Sassoli, his ban is not personal but affects the head of parliament to punish the whole institution
ROME, May 3. /TASS/. President of the European Parliament David Sassoli has expressed optimism that sanctions imposed against him by Moscow will be lifted and he will be able to pay a visit to Moscow in the foreseeable future, he said in an interview published in La Stampa on Monday.
According to Sassoli, his ban is not personal but affects the head of parliament to punish the whole institution. We believe in dialogue, the force of diplomacy, multipolarity, trade, we are not moving troops and we are not aggressive, he said. I hope that this measure (entry ban - TASS) will be quickly lifted and I will be able to go to Moscow to discuss human rights and political freedoms. I think that the nation of this great country expects and deserves it, Sassoli said when asked if he believes that
EU summons Russian envoy over travel bans on Brussels officials
The European Union summoned Russia s ambassador to the bloc on Monday to condemn Moscow s decision to bar eight officials from entering the country, which the Kremlin said was in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU, Reuters reported.
The protest is the latest in rising diplomatic tensions since the start of 2021, when Moscow expelled European diplomats during an official visit by the EU s high representative.
The EU has in turn angered Moscow by demanding that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should be released from prison, while blacklisting more Russian officials for human rights abuses.
Moscowâs envoy to EU summoned over Russian countermeasures
According to the Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Peter Stano, Brussels views the Russian sanctions against EU officials as lacking any legal justification
BRUSSELS, May 3. /TASS/. The EU has summoned Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov for a meeting with the secretary general of the European External Action Service after Moscow imposed retaliatory sanctions against European officials, Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Peter Stano told a briefing in Brussels on Monday. Yes, the Russian ambassador has been summoned, he should be received in the afternoon by the secretary general of the European External Action Service, he said, reiterating that Brussels views the Russian sanctions against EU officials as lacking any legal justification which was previously expressed in statements by the European Commission, the European Cou