Finland will demand that the European Union be closed to tourists from Russia

EU countries should stop issuing tourist visas to Russians due to the threat of sabotage at European factories and infrastructure. Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo announced this on Yle TV channel.

He promised to initiate a discussion of this issue at the European Council summit next week. The politician noted that he sees no point in providing Russian citizens with opportunities to move freely throughout the EU.

According to the prime minister, Moscow continues to recruit criminals for sabotage in Europe, thus hoping to weaken its support for Ukraine. Finnish intelligence services are also warning about such a threat.

As the TV channel notes, Helsinki’s position on this issue looks noticeably tougher than that of other countries of the association. Last year, Finland did not issue a single visa to Russians, although in general Russian citizens throughout the association received a sufficient number of them.

Earlier it was reported that 31-year-old British citizen Joshua Cammage was taken into custody for preparing sabotage at a drone production plant in the British city of Swindon. According to investigators, the man is in contact with Russian intelligence services and acted on their instructions.