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Borrell: "Passports issued by Russian authorities inside occupied territories of Ukraine will not be recognized across EU territory"

Josep Borrell, EU Foreign Affairs Representative

31 August 2022 18:06 (UTC +04:00)

"Passports issued by Russian authorities inside the occupied territories of Ukraine will not be recognized across EU territory," said Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, at the end of an informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers in Prague, APA reports citing Euronews.

Ministers also tasked the European Commission with looking into the hundreds of thousands of visas held by Russians that are still currently in circulation.

"It’s going to be more difficult and longer, and consequently the number of new visas will be substantially reduced," said Josep Borrell.

"This is a common approach and a common approach will prevent potential visa-shopping by Russians, going here and there, trying to [find] the best conditions."