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EU finalizing plans to tighten visa rules for Russian tourists

European Union officials are finalizing plans to tighten visa rules for hundreds of thousands of Russians who enter EU countries each year as tourists, Politico reported on Oct. 11.

11 October, 11:19 PM

EU weighs visa limits, shadow fleet sanctions in response to Leipzig

The European Union is preparing for a series of meetings to discuss new measures against Moscow, including tighter visa rules for Russian citizens, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 3, citing people familiar with the matter.

4 September, 02:18 AM

Estonia urges EU entry ban for Russians who fought against Ukraine

Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro has called on the European Union to tighten its visa policy toward Russian citizens and place Russians who fought against Ukraine on the Schengen entry-ban list.

18 July, 02:15 PM

Slovakia suspends Schengen visa applications for Russians

Slovakia has temporarily suspended accepting Schengen visa applications from Russian citizens, allowing exceptions only for travel to sporting events, Meduza reported on July 7.

7 July, 04:00 PM

Hungary, Slovakia want seven Russians removed from EU sanctions list

Hungary and Slovakia are seeking to remove seven Russian citizens from the European Union’s sanctions list, Rikard Jozwiak, Europe editor at RFE/RL, reported on March 6.

6 March, 09:48 PM

Colombia arrests Russian man wanted by U.S.

Colombian authorities arrested 42-year-old Russian citizen Denis Alimov at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota on Feb. 24, Spanish newspaper El País reported.

26 February, 09:33 PM

Thousands of Russians slip into EU with fake Romanian passports

Russian citizens massively obtain Romanian citizenship using forged documents, thus, evading international sanctions and gaining legal access to the European Union, Le Monde reported on Dec. 23.

24 December 2025, 10:34 AM

Russian militant with Ukrainian passport arrested trying to enter EU

Lithuanian and Ukrainian authorities arrested a Russian fighter who tried to enter the European Union with a Ukrainian passport at the Lithuania-Belarus border, the National Police of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 04:46 PM

EU bans issuing Schengen multi-entry visas to Russian citizens

The European Commission banned the issuance of Schengen multiple-entry visas to citizens of Russia on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 02:35 PM

Odesa mayor stripped of Ukrainian citizenship

Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship based on evidence of him holding a valid Russian passport, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 08:39 PM

Bulgaria arrests Russian owner in 2020 Beirut port blast case

Bulgarian authorities arrested the Russian owner of the cargo ship carrying ammonium nitrate that caused the 2020 Beirut port explosion, the AP reported on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:49 PM

Russian woman adopts 4-year-old girl from Kherson after her son's death in war

A Russian citizen whose son was killed in the war against Ukraine has taken a 4-year-old girl from occupied Kherson and plans to adopt her, Suspilne reported on March 10.

10 March 2025, 05:43 PM

Latvia calls for ban on tourist visas for Russians

Latvian Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis has called on EU member states to halt the issuance of Schengen tourist visas to Russian nationals, the country's Internal Affairs Ministry wrote on March 6.

7 March 2025, 10:40 AM

Ukraine fines officer for illegally drafting Russian national into army

A Ukrainian military enlistment officer in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast has been fined for illegally mobilizing a Russian citizen into Ukraine’s armed forces, despite knowing he was ineligible for conscription. The case was reported on March 5 by Zaxid.net.

6 March 2025, 10:45 AM

NBU revokes two microlending licenses over Russian ties

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has revoked the licenses of microcredit companies Prosto Pozyka and Time Credit, the financial regulator announced on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 10:14 PM

Early gubernatorial elections announced in Kursk Oblast amid security challenges

Russia's Kursk Oblast has announced early gubernatorial elections, which were initially scheduled for Sept. 6-9 but will now take place on Aug. 29. This announcement came from the acting governor of the region, Alexey Smirnov, on Aug. 20

20 August 2024, 05:44 PM

Released Russian opposition leader criticizes Western sanctions against Russia

Western sanctions targeting not just Putin’s regime but all Russian citizens are “unfair,” Russian opposition leader and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, released in a prisoner exchange on Aug. 1, said in an interview in Bonn, Germany, DW reported on Aug. 3.

3 August 2024, 12:35 PM

SBU detains Russian citizen working for Russian special services in Kharkiv

The SBU detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of working for Russia's GRU military intelligence in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian special service reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2024, 08:45 PM

Ukrainian microcredit owners found with Russian passports

Andriy and Natalia Manucharov, owners of a Ukrainian network of microcredit organizations, obtained Russian citizenship in Crimea in 2014, and their son Ivan is a member of the Russian-controlled parliament of occupied Crimea from the United Russia party, according to an investigation by the Ukrainian journalist project Skhemy posted on July 29.

29 July 2024, 01:45 PM

Norway tightens border for Russian tourists

Norway will restrict entry for Russian citizens traveling for tourism and other non-essential trips, the government announced on its website on May 23.

23 May 2024, 11:55 AM

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