http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220812-182033-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/banning-russians/ Why Banning Russians from Schengen Is Unlawful Ganty, Sarah eng 2022-08-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Citizenship Russia Schengen Schengen acquis Schengen Borders Code Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Volodymyr Zelensky, the Prime Minister of Finland and others have been calling for an EU-wide ban of Russian citizens from Schengen visas. Unquestionably, the horrible crimes perpetrated by the Russian state should be punished. But Russians are citizens of a totalitarian state, they are not Putin. And whether we like it or not, there is no legal way under current EU law to adopt a blanket citizenship-based ban against Russians acquiring Schengen visas. Even more: political attention paid to it by persons in leadership positions is deeply surprising, if not irresponsible.