Russians to face stricter and longer procedures to enter the EU

From Monday, Russians seeking to enter the EU will have to pay a higher fee, present more documents and face a longer time.

Russians seeking to enter the European Union will face longer and stricter procedures starting from Monday, the EU Council has said, scrapping a 14-year-long deal between Russia and the bloc.

“Today the Council adopted a decision that fully suspends the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia,” read a

published on Friday. The agreement had…