On Friday 7 November, the European Commission announced that it had tightened the rules on visas for Russian nationals “in view of the increased security risks stemming from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, including the weaponisation of migration, acts of sabotage and the potential misuse of visa”. This decision, notified to the Member States on 7 November, is due to enter into force on Saturday 8 November.
In practical terms, Russian...