Her foreign minister Germany, Annalena Burbock hinted yesterday that Berlin is ready to seek a compromise on curtailing the right Russian tourists will visit the EUas other European countries demand a tough and unified line in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

During a joint press conference in Copenhagen with her Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofond, Ms Berbock said the German Chancellor and the Foreign Office agreed that all of Europe should be involved to find a solution.

European countries have not yet been able to agree on the adoption of this measure.

Some EU member states neighboring Russia (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Finland) have already introduced restrictions, others such as Poland are calling for restrictions on tourist visas.

However, Olaf Soltz appears to be reluctant to agree to a total ban on the entry of Russian citizens, arguing that it will make entry much more difficult for those who oppose the Russian government’s decision to declare war on a neighboring country. “This is Putin’s war, not the Russian people’s. Nobody should make such a generalization,” which is why “I hesitate to encourage it,” Mr. Soltz said two weeks ago, although he indicated that he understood the position of Russia’s neighbors.

However, Ms. Burbock noted yesterday that Mr. Soltz never directly ruled out imposing restrictions on the entry of Russians into Europe.

Source: DPA, APE-MPE.