This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Urmas Reinsalu, at a press conference, quoted by Delfi.

According to him, the visas will remain valid, but their holders will be subject to sanctions and will be denied entry.

This does not apply to visas issued by other Schengen countries.

Reinsalu also said that exceptions to this decision will be made for:

  • persons working in a diplomatic mission;

  • persons whose work is related to international transportation;

  • persons whose arrival is connected with humanitarian reasons;

  • persons visiting a relative in Estonia;

  • persons who have the right to free movement within the EU.

Earlier, it became known that several EU countries proposed to discuss the ban on issuing Schengen visas to Russian citizens at the meeting of EU foreign ministers, which will be held at the end of August.

Poland and Finland were in favor of stopping issuing tourist visas to Russians at the pan-European level.