Travel controls may reportedly be introduced as part of the bloc’s 19th sanctions package

The EU is considering new rules which would sharply restrict the movement of Russian diplomats within the bloc’s Schengen free movement zone, citing alleged “subversive activities,” EUobserver has reported, referring to a proposal drafted by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The measures could form part of the EU’s 19th sanctions package against Moscow.

Under the plan, Russian officials posted in an EU nation’s capital would have to notify authorities in other member states at least 24 hours before crossing their borders, the outlet wrote on…

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