The three Baltic states neighbouring Russia closed their borders on Monday to most Russians in response to the wide public support in Russia for its war on Ukraine.
The decision was reached earlier this month by the prime ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and of Poland, which borders Kaliningrad -- a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, surrounded by Lithuania and Poland -- saying the move would protect the security of the three European Union nations."Russia is an unpredictable and aggressive state. Three quarters of its citizens support the war.
The ministry said that 11 Russian citizens were stopped from entering Lithuania starting at midnight. Most were trying to enter by land from the Kaliningrad region or from neighbouring Belarus. No incidents were reported. Under the ban, Russians wishing to travel to the Baltic countries as tourists or for business, sports or culture purposes will not be allowed in, even if they have valid visas for the EU's no-checks Schengen zone. There will be a few exceptions, for humanitarian reasons, for Russian dissidents, diplomats in office, transport employees, family members of EU citizens, as well as Russians with residence permits or long-stay national visas from Schengen countries.
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