Baltics, Nordics, Poland propose Schengen ban for Russians who fought in Ukraine

https://kyivindependent.com/baltic-nordic-states-poland-propose-schengen-ban-for-russians-who-fought-in-ukraine/

by KI_official

27 comments

  2. That should have been the case since 2022.

    Generally speaking and independent of the Russia issue: if Schengen is to survive, external borders need to be protected much better, otherwise internal checks will continue, essentially eroding the very reason why Schengen was introduced in first place.

    And it’s really high time for ETIAS / EES to be introduced, the whole process has taken way too long. More transparency and efficiency will go a long way to make the system work better for everyone while reducing fraud and abuse.

  4. Kind of wonder why they aren’t banned already and why aren’t all russians banned…

  5. *all Russians.

    There, fixed it. Oh, and detain all known relatives and family members of the Russian government in Europe. Negotiate their release when Russian forces leave Ukraine, including Crimea. Thank you.

  6. Why on earth is such a ban not already a thing? They keep coming up with restrictions and sanctions and I keep on wondering why they held back on putting them in place for so long. How is there anything left to restrict and sanction after over three bloody years?

  7. This is such a disgrace!

    Okay, defense spending.
    Okay, military aid.
    Okay, questions about united European armed forces.
    All this requires time, money, unity. Okay, let it be long and difficult. But damn…. 11 years since the beginning of the military conflict. 4th year of full-scale military action. And Europe… no, not even Europe, but several countries in Europe, have begun to suspect something?

    I have no words.

  11. Let’s wait a little longer, after all, 3 years of war is not enough for the European bureaucracy to introduce something like this.

    In the meantime:

    Arson and Explosions:

    In Germany, authorities have investigated several suspected arson attacks on military supply depots and critical infrastructure, with signs pointing to Russian involvement or proxies.

    In Czech Republic (2014), Russian GRU agents were behind the explosion at an ammunition depot in Vrbětice, killing two people. This was a covert operation to disrupt arms supplies to Ukraine.

    GPS Jamming and Sabotage:

    Finland and Norway have repeatedly reported GPS signal jamming in their northern regions during NATO exercises, which has endangered civilian and military aviation. These actions were traced to Russian sources in the Murmansk region.

    Poland and the Baltic States have also experienced electronic interference affecting military and civilian communications.

    Assassination Attempts and Attacks:

    In Germany (2019), a Georgian asylum seeker and former Chechen fighter was assassinated in Berlin’s Tiergarten park. The killer was directly linked to Russian intelligence.

    In Bulgaria, several poisoning attempts on arms dealers, notably Emilian Gebrev, were linked to the same GRU unit responsible for the Skripal poisoning in the UK.

    Sabotage and Infrastructure Attacks:

    In France and Sweden, there have been acts of sabotage targeting railways and communication lines, with investigations exploring links to Russian operatives.

    Undersea cable and pipeline surveillance by Russian ships near key EU infrastructure (e.g., near Nord Stream before the 2022 explosions) raised alarm over potential sabotage capabilities.

  13. Rampant hybrid warfare all over Europe, and Europe has finally decided it prudent that we maybe make it harder for the Russians to engage in hybrid warfare.

  14. Get it done, no idea on why Sweden and Denmark have not followed the rest of the Nordic-Baltic Eight on this.

  15. That should have been set in place by default.

  16. Counterpoint: they should be allowed in, then arrested for illegal warfare if they come in the EU.

  18. Should just ban all fucking Nazi-Russians from entering

  19. That should be a given. Don’t want terrorists and war criminals inside our borders.

  21. All Russians should be banned. At this point, Russia is an enemy state to Western countries and should be treated as such.

  22. We should at least for now implement a general closed border policy with Russia, but anyone who fought for Russia should be banned for life

  23. Genuine question – how tf they know who fought and who’s not? 

  25. The “who fought in Ukraine” part is redundant. Half of them are spies, saboteurs and war supporters anyway.

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