Need for the fast-tracking solution

Security forces arrested more than 1,400 people in Russia on
Wednesday night during protests condemning the mobilization,
a rights group said, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered
Russia's first military draft since World War II.

Here comes Finland fast-tracking solution to restrict tourist visas for Russians.

Finland will not want to become a transit country for Russian tourists aiming to access to the rest of Europe. Here experts from various ministries are currently working on a solution and the matter would soon be submitted to Parliament.

There is no moral or ethical basis for allowing Russian tourism to continue as normal. We have often raised this issue in the EU.

We are very, very disappointed with the EU's handling of the visa issue, and that introducing restrictions to the Schengen system had proven difficult. 

Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that Finland is urgently seeking a solution to restrict the issuing of tourist visas to Russian citizens.

According to the minister, Finland now wants a national solution to ensure this happens. Haavisto noted that he was disappointed with the EU's handling of the visa issue, and that introducing restrictions to the Schengen system had proven difficult.

Although Finland reduced the number of tourist visas granted to Russians considerably, not all countries have followed suit. As a result, a national solution is now being prepared.

On Monday, Finland appealed to the European Commission to issue an EU-wide recommendation that would restrict the entry of Russian citizens into EU countries under tourism visas, but without success.