# Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU

https://mins.news/en/item/96205

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-12 10:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-finland-pushes-to-all-but-eliminate-russian-travel-in-eu/

> Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has urged the EU to adopt five measures sharply curtailing Russian citizens’ travel into and within the bloc. They include ending Schengen visas for non-essential trips and restricting visas for sanctioned people, athletes tied to Russia’s government and former combatants.

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