France pivots on visas for Russians, shutting application shortcuts as EU crackdown spreads
Paris reverses course months after posting the EU's steepest rise in Russian visa issuance.
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Russia’s former soldiers may face a locked EU border—if France and Italy stop balking
The two governments worry the measure could open the door to keeping every Russian out, sources told Bloomberg.
France issued 23% more visas to Russians as EU rules tightened
EU governments approved 620,000 Schengen visas in 2025, 10% more than 2024 — even as Brussels promised tighter rules over sabotage and espionage.
Latvia urges EU to shut visa door on Russians
Latvian interior and foreign ministers cite security risks as grounds for halting all new visas to Russian nationals.