Legal and Political Aspects of EU’s Possible Visa Sanctions Against Russian Nationals

... EU has repeatedly taken steps that contravene both international law and the law of the Union itself Just a few years ago, Russia and the EU were actively engaged in dialog on a visa-free regime. Sadly, visa matters have taken an entirely differently ... ... close their countries off to Russians, while Ukraine itself is so far abstaining from such steps. Virtually simultaneously, Estonia’s Prime Minister and several politicians from Lithuania, Latvia, and Finland suggested that the EU stop issuing visas ...