Czechia to ban Russians with EU visas travelling for tourism or sport

From Tuesday October 25 Czechia will bar the entry of Russian citizens with Schengen visas from any EU state who are travelling for the purposes of tourism, sport or culture. The move was approved by the Czech cabinet on Wednesday afternoon and announced at a news conference by the minister of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavský.

According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs data up to 200 Russian citizens travel to Czechia through international airports every day.

Mr. Lipavský said entry would be denied to those who come to Czech territory via external Schengen borders – meaning through airports – for the reasons outlined.

The Baltic countries, Poland and Finland closed their borders to Russian tourists in recent weeks.