Escalating a ‘visa war’ with Russia could offer the EU an option to exert pressure over Ukraine

Zaiotti, Ruben (2014) Escalating a ‘visa war’ with Russia could offer the EU an option to exert pressure over Ukraine. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (06 Jun 2014). Website.

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The EU has warned Russia that it could face stronger sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Ruben Zaiotti writes on the role that visas could play in EU sanctions. He notes that applications from Russia make up the largest share of all Schengen visas issued and that Russia has one of the lowest visa refusal rates in Schengen states. He argues that taking a harder line on visa applications from Russia could therefore offer a natural route to exert pressure over Ukraine, however such a policy would also carry a significant cost for EU countries.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2017 13:22
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:28
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71936

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