LET THEM BE TOURISTS AND LEARN THE TRUTH 

Kuleba to Scholz: This isnt just Putins war Russians overwhelmingly support it



EUROPEAN PRAVDA – THURSDAY, 11 AUGUST 2022

European Pravda reports that Dmytro Kuleba, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, has taken to Twitter to express his disagreement with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has not supported the initiative to ban all Russian citizens from entering the EU.

"This is Russia’s war, not just Putin’s. Not Putin, but actual Russian soldiers come from Russia to kill, torture and destroy. Russians overwhelmingly support the war and cheer missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and the murder of Ukrainians. Let Russian tourists enjoy Russia then," Kuleba tweeted.

On Thursday, 11 August, Scholz rejected calls for an EU ban on tourist visas for Russian citizens, saying, "This war is Putin’s war."

Meanwhile, also on 11 August, the Estonian government announced that within a week it will block entry to Russians who had been granted EU visas, with only a handful of exceptions.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has called on EU member states to halt tourist visas for Russian citizens. She stressed that visits to Europe are a privilege, not a human right.

On Wednesday, 10 August, Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (which is currently presiding over the EU Council), expressed his support for the EU visa ban for Russian citizens which had been proposed by several other EU member states.