The FINANCIAL — The EU has described as “as totally arbitrary and unjustified” the blacklist of 89 European politicians and officials barred from entering Russia, according to EU Neighbourhood Info.
In recent months several EU politicians have been denied entry when arriving at the Russian border. The Russian authorities justified these refusals by referring to the inclusion of these individuals on a confidential “stop list”.
“The list with 89 names has now been shared by the Russian authorities. We don’t have any other information on legal basis, criteria and process of this decision. We consider this measure as totally arbitrary and unjustified, especially in the absence of any further clarification and transparency,” a statement said.
The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said the measure “further diminishes mutual trust and hampers any efforts for constructive dialogue to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the current geopolitical crisis”.
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