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Baltics, Nordics, Poland propose Schengen ban for Russians who fought in Ukraine

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the joint statement issued by the ministers of the Baltic states, Nordic countries, and Poland. A coalition of European Union countries is pushing to bar Russian citizens who participated in the war against Ukraine from entering the Schengen Area, citing serious security concerns,  Estonian broadcaster ERR […]

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Nordics, Baltics urge concrete steps toward Ukraine’s EU membership

Six EU member countries are urging the European Union to provide concrete steps to accelerate Ukraine’s accession process, Politico reported on March 18, citing a joint letter it had obtained. In the letter, the foreign ministers of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia called on Brussels to put forward “concrete proposals on how to […]