In Lithuania, it was proposed to let Russians into the country only after answering the question “whose Crimea?”

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis suggested letting Russians into Lithuania only after answering the question “whose Crimea?” This statement by the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday was reported by TASS with reference to the Delfi portal.

According to the minister, the border guards have every right to ask the citizens of Russia about their position on the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, and also to ask “whose Crimea?”.

“Based on the answer that a person crossing the border of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland will say that, in his opinion, Crimea is not occupied, it can be assumed that the admission of this person is not in the interests of national security,” Landsbergis is quoted as saying. agency. He stressed that this condition could be a reason for refusing entry.

Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania spoke out that the EU countries should immediately annul the tourist multiple Schengen visas issued earlier to Russians. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu described such “Russophobic ideas” as a manifestation of “Nazi policy.”