The news was advanced by Reuters, citing statements by Peter
Szijjarto published through Facebook.
According to ECO, the Portuguese government was in favour of
suspending this agreement, but away from the total ban on visas for Russians.
“Russia is not a country in which we can have the kind of trust that underlies
this type of agreement”, which facilitates the issuance of visas, said João Gomes
Cravinho, the Portuguese minister responsible, in response to requests from the
President of Ukraine, Voodymyr Zelensky.
The move to grant Abramovich the right to hold a Portuguese passport was criticized by many, including Alexey Navalny, the number one opponent of the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
“He finally managed to find a country where you can give some bribes and make some semi-official and official payments to end up in the EU and NATO – on the other side of Putin’s frontline, so to speak,” Navalny had said at the time. ???
By Alan from Algarve on 01 Sep 2022, 05:27
Another fudge by governments desperate to be seen to be doing something.
Meanwhile as Ukrainians are being slaughtered ,russians are partying and laughing at the west
By James from Algarve on 01 Sep 2022, 06:41
The simplified regime has been canceled, visas will be issued, just 50 euros more expensive. Implementation depends on each individual country, so some countries may delay implementation for decades.
By SS from Porto on 02 Sep 2022, 04:43