Ukraine Gate – Kyiv – June 25, 2022- According to data from the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, the Greek Visa Application Center in Russia has temporarily stopped accepting visa documents from Russians.
According to Russian tour operators, the visa center itself cites technical reasons for modernizing the system, but it has not been specified when Greece plans to resume accepting documents from Russian citizens.
In addition, it is reported that from June 27, 2022, the Greek consulates in Moscow, Novorossiysk and Saint Petersburg will suspend their work. June reschedule to a later date.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also complained that Russians suffer in Greece because of “aggression and discrimination”, for some reason, this attitude surprises the citizens and politicians of the aggressor country.
Thus, in an interview with the pro-Russia TASS publication, Yuri Plebson, director of the 4th European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Greece has become a “dangerous place” for Russian citizens, so they should no longer consider it as a country for a safe holiday.
According to a Russian diplomat, “sometimes they record the beatings of Russian speakers.”