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Kremlin threatens to hit back at EU tourists
By EUobserver
Russia has threatened to take action against European visitors in retaliation for the EU suspending a visa-facilitation pact. Its response would "make the situation more difficult for Europeans as well", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. The Russian foreign ministry also said "radiation doesn't need a visa to cross borders", mentioning Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian nuclear power plant on the front line, in a bid the belittle the EU visa move.