EU Summons Russian Envoy To Condemn Travel Ban On Eight Brussels Officials
May 03, 2021 11:20 GMT
Russia s ambassador to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov
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The European Union has summoned Russia s ambassador in Brussels in reaction to Moscow s retaliatory decision to bar eight of the bloc s officials from entering the country. The Russian ambassador (Vladimir Chizhov) has been summoned. He should be received in the afternoon by the secretary-general of the European Commission and of the European External Action Service, where we will convey him strong condemnation and objection, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told a news briefing on May 3.
EU summons Russian envoy over travel bans on Brussels officials
The European Union summoned Russia s ambassador to the bloc on Monday to condemn Moscow s decision to bar eight officials from entering the country, which the Kremlin said was in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU, Reuters reported.
The protest is the latest in rising diplomatic tensions since the start of 2021, when Moscow expelled European diplomats during an official visit by the EU s high representative.
The EU has in turn angered Moscow by demanding that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should be released from prison, while blacklisting more Russian officials for human rights abuses.
The Russian Federation banned eight EU citizens from visiting the country on Friday, among them is Czech Vice President of the European Commission Věra Jourová. Moscow says this is in retaliation to EU sanctions issued in March. Ms Jourova believes she was put on the list due to her role in upholding human rights and combating disinformation.
Věra Jourová, the Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, is among the highest ranking EU officials to be banned from visiting Russia on Friday. Others include David Sassoli, the president of the European parliament, and Jacques Maire, a member of the French delegation at the Council of Europe s Parliamentary Assembly.
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