The European Union condemned, on Friday 30 April and Saturday 1 May, the decision of the Russian authorities on 30 April to ban eight EU citizens, including the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, and the Vice-President of the European Commission, Věra Jourová (see EUROPE B12710A29), from entering the Russian Federation.
“This decision, which directly targets the European Union and its Member States, is unacceptable, devoid of any legal justification and baseless”,...