【Russian Foreign Ministry Briefing: Zarakhova Mocks the EU's New Restrictions on Russian Citizens】
On November 7, 2025, Moscow time, Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, responded to a journalist's question at a briefing (Question: Recently, the European Commission officially announced restrictions on issuing multiple-entry Schengen visas to Russians. What is the Russian Foreign Ministry's comment on this?) as follows:
The European Commission obviously reasons as follows: When there are illegal immigrants living on welfare and Ukrainian deserters, why does Western Europe need reliable and financially capable Russian tourists?
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