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Russia presses for first moves towards visa free travel

In an interview with the EUobserver, Vladimir Putin’s recently appointed Europe envoy has said that Russia will press for reform of the EU’s visa regime later this year.

Sergei Yastrzhembsky, who was appointed envoy for Europe in March, told this news-site that Moscow will press for easier visa arrangements for a host of Russian citizens.

He pointed to three agreements on the table with France, Germany and Italy allowing Russian entrepreneurs, students, old people, artists, schola...

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