EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas has mentioned the European Union will proceed to think about Estonia's concept of banning entry to the Schengen Space for anybody who has taken half in Russia's battle towards Ukraine whereas serving within the Russian armed forces, with many international locations supporting the proposal.

Supply: Euronews, as reported by European Pravda.

Particulars: After a gathering of the EU Council, Kallas mentioned that "many member states" had expressed assist for Estonia's proposal, with out specifying which of them.

"It poses a transparent safety threat to Europe," Kallas mentioned. "We agreed to take this proposal additional and check the urge for food of the member states," Kallas mentioned.

Kallas added that the difficulty might turn into notably acute as soon as the present "scorching part" of the battle ends and that the EU ought to "have solutions" by then.

Background:

• On 29 January, it first emerged unofficially that Estonia was placing ahead a proposal for EU member states to think about banning entry to the Schengen Space for individuals in hostilities towards Ukraine whereas serving within the Russian armed forces.
• Estonia's International Minister Margus Tsahkna has pressured that individuals with such expertise are at excessive threat of being recruited by Russian particular providers and pose a variety of safety threats.

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