Estonia closes the border for Russian citizens with Schengen visas issued by Tallinn. The ban will take effect next week. It is understood that it will not affect a number of categories of citizens, in particular employees of diplomatic missions and their families. According to the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry Urmas Reinsalu, a decision is being made to close the border for all Russians with a Schengen. The issue of depriving Russian tourists of the opportunity to travel around Europe is also being discussed in the EU. Permanent Representative Vladimir Chizhov hopes that when discussing this topic in Brussels, common sense will still prevail.
The leaders of the European Union’s most powerful states confirmed their support Thursday for Ukraine to be given “candidate status” for membership in the bloc, and pledged to continue supporting Kyiv financially and militarily for as long as necessary.
Russia has warned that gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 could be suspended, after problems in turbine repairs due to lack of components due to sanctions. In Italy, Enea reports that dependence on Russia is now below 24% (ANSA)
The pipeline, which supplies a significant proportion of the natural gas imported by Germany, reduced its output to just 60% after its operator failed to. 16.06.2022, Sputnik International