MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. Kiev’s move to ban entry for Russians on national passports will only escalate tensions and prompt Moscow to introduce response measures, a member of the State Duma committee for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) affairs and compatriots said on Tuesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers announced that since March 1 Russians will be allowed to enter Ukraine using only their foreign passports. The holders of diplomatic and service passports, as well as seaman's identity cards and flight certificates, will be allowed into the country.
"As for any possible response steps, certainly, we are already close to switching to visa regime and the work upon foreign passports," said Vasily Likhachev, who is a former Russian envoy to the EU.
The lawmaker said the decision announced by the Kiev authorities on Tuesday will "encourage the adoption of relevant procedural and legal measures on the part of Russia."
Complete story at - TASS: Russia - Ukraine’s tighter entry rules for Russians will trigger Moscow’s response — lawmaker
Earlier on Tuesday, Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers announced that since March 1 Russians will be allowed to enter Ukraine using only their foreign passports. The holders of diplomatic and service passports, as well as seaman's identity cards and flight certificates, will be allowed into the country.
"As for any possible response steps, certainly, we are already close to switching to visa regime and the work upon foreign passports," said Vasily Likhachev, who is a former Russian envoy to the EU.
The lawmaker said the decision announced by the Kiev authorities on Tuesday will "encourage the adoption of relevant procedural and legal measures on the part of Russia."
Complete story at - TASS: Russia - Ukraine’s tighter entry rules for Russians will trigger Moscow’s response — lawmaker
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