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EU Agrees Not to Accept Russian Travel Docs Issued in Ukraine and Georgia

by Georgia Today
October 12, 2022
in Highlights, Politics
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Bloomberg: The EU’s Latest Russia Sanctions Signal a Policy Shift and Target Third-Country Firms Source: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images

EU ambassadors on Wednesday agreed a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a decision on the non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia.

As the European Union reports, this decision is a response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine and Russia’s practice of issuing Russian international passports to residents of occupied regions. It also follows Russia’s unilateral decision to recognize the independence of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008.

As noted, Russian travel documents issued in, or to persons resident in, Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine or breakaway territories in Georgia will not be accepted as valid travel documents for obtaining a visa or crossing the borders of the Schengen area.

“With its illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions, Russia has once again shown its blatant disregard for the rules-based international order. We will never recognize the violation of Ukraine and Georgia’s fundamental rights to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The EU stands united and resolutely with both countries and their people,” stated Vít Rakušan, Minister of the Interior of Czech Republic.

“Russian travel documents issued in these regions are already not recognized, or are in the process of not being recognized, by EU member states. This decision aims to set out a common approach, ensure the proper functioning of the external border and common visa policies and safeguard the security of EU member states,” reads the statement.

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