BThe visa regime between Russia and Georgia has been in effect since 2012. According to the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, the opposition stands for the abolition of the regime, but there are no grounds for revision The Georgian authorities do not see the need to revise the visa-free policy with Russia. This was stated by the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Kobakhidze, Sputnik reports. The politician stressed that the radical Georgian opposition demands to introduce a visa regime with Russia, however, according to him, its statements are nothing more than speculation. “We have no grounds for revising the visa-free regime for Russian citizens visiting Georgia, adopted by the previous authorities. Today we do not see any risks when Russian citizens are staying with us, so there is no need to revise this regime,” Kobakhidze said. The visa-free regime between Russia and Georgia has been in effect since 2012, when Mikhail Saakashvili was president. Russian citizens can stay in the country without a visa for 365 days. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to February 2021, restrictions on entry into Georgia were in effect for all foreign citizens. After the borders were opened, the condition for entry was the availability of a coronavirus vaccination certificate.
On August 30, representatives of 27 EU countries reached a political agreement to completely freeze the visa facilitation agreement with Russia. This will mean an increase in the time for processing documents and an increase in the visa fee (from €35 to €80). It is not yet known when the decision will take effect.
Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Grushko promised that “violation, circumvention or withdrawal of the EU from the agreement with Russia on a simplified visa regime will not remain without consequences”.
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The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, offered to completely close the entry of Russians to Western countries, among other things. In his opinion, isolation will allow “calling to account” ordinary citizens and thus influence Vladimir Putin. Zelensky later said that for those Russians who are persecuted at home, it is necessary to preserve the opportunity to receive asylum, but there should be no question of tourism.
In Europe, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, and others advocated a ban on issuing visas to Russians. France, Germany and Portugal did not support the restrictions. The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, called the ban on visas for all Russians “not the best idea” and advocated selectivity in this matter.
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