If you want to enter Ukraine, you must apply for a visa, effective July 1
Ukrainian President Volodymer Zelensky announced on June 17 that From the 1st day of this July onwards Russians who wish to enter Ukraine must apply for a visa first. It is the latest in a series of retaliation measures after being invaded by Russia since February 24.
The move is the first time in history that Ukraine has enacted a rule requiring Russians to apply for a visa to enter the country since 1991’s independence from the Soviet Union by President Selen’s chief of staff, Andrey Jermak. Ski said the measure was a response to Russia’s war and a measure to increase national defense.
“Russia’s full-scale war requires us to strengthen Russian controls on entry into the Ukrainian border. Safety is of the utmost importance,” said Andrey Yermak.
Ukraine and Russia share a border of 2,300 km and are closely related in many dimensions. But the number of people from Russia arriving in Ukraine fell significantly after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, one of the main starting points of the two-nation conflict. including the case of separatist efforts in Ukraine’s Donbas which is backed by Russia
