The Federation Council responded to reports about the EU's preparations to stop issuing multivisa

Russia will take retaliatory measures if the European Union (EU) stops issuing Schengen multivisa visas to Russians. This opinion was expressed by Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, on Thursday, November 6.

"The madness of the European Union is obvious. The fact is that as long as Ursula von der Leyen is at the head of the European Commission, nothing good will happen. This means that we will take retaliatory measures," the politician said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

No good: EU demands from Balkan countries to cancel visa-free travel for Russians

Montenegro may take this step as early as 2026, and Serbia and BiH will not yield to pressure yet, experts believe.

The day before, the newspaper Politico reported that the European Union is going to tighten the conditions for issuing Schengen multivisa visas to Russians this week.

Now Russians will receive single-entry visas in most cases, writes Moscow 24. An exception may be if a person has EU citizenship or humanitarian considerations. In addition, according to the publication, the issuance of visas will remain a national competence, and the European Commission (EC) will not be able to impose a complete ban on entry for tourists from the Russian Federation. 360.ru .

The German Embassy in Russia announced on November 5 that Russian citizens will need to have a biometric passport to enter Germany from January 1, 2026, RT reports. The exception will be the old-style passports, which already have a valid German visa.

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