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Finland's foreign minister, Elina Valtonen, called for a European Union ban on russian tourist visas.
"It is not right that Russians can travel to Europe to enjoy the way of life and freedoms here while their country bombs the homes of Ukrainians," she said.
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Finnish foreign minister calls on EU to ban Russian tourist visas, slams Trump lifting sanctions on diesel from Russia
"Issuing visas to Russians for non-essential travel was banned by government resolution in Finland already in 2022... The same must finally happen at the EU level," Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) said.