The measure, initiated by the Czechia, forms part of a new EU sanctions package responding to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to FT. The package, which needs unanimous approval to take effect, overcame its main obstacle after Hungary withdrew its veto, according to two people familiar with the talks.<\/p>\n
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However, formal adoption could be delayed due to Austria\u2019s push to include an amendment lifting sanctions on assets connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Vienna argues the change is necessary to offset financial losses suffered by Raiffeisen Bank in Russia.<\/p>\n
According to EU intelligence officials, Russian operatives often exploit diplomatic status to operate beyond their designated host countries and evade counterintelligence monitoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are posted to one place\u2014but work in another,\u201d said a senior EU diplomat, citing intelligence reports. \u201cThe host country intelligence services know what they are up to but, if they cross the border, it can be harder for that country to keep tabs on them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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According to FT, Czechia has been pressing for tighter controls since May last year. Prague has already expelled several Russian diplomats suspected of espionage, but hundreds remain accredited in neighboring Austria, allowing them to cross into Czech territory without restrictions.<\/p>\n
Jan Lipavsk\u00fd, the Czech foreign minister, said the new rules are necessary to ensure fairness in diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no \u2018Schengen for Russia,\u2019 so it makes no sense that a Russian diplomat accredited in Spain can come to Prague whenever he likes,\u201d he told the FT. \u201cWe should apply strict reciprocity to the issuance of short-stay, diplomatic visas under the Vienna Convention.\u201d<\/p>\n
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