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Finland reduces the number of visas issued to Russians by 10 times The Nordic country will accept documents and visa applications from citizens of the Russian Federation once a week and only in four Russian cities. In Finland, on September 1, an initiative of the authorities came into force, designed to reduce the number of Schengen visas issued to Russians by 10 times, Interfax reports with reference to the Associated Press. Under the new rules, Finland will only accept documents and tourist visa applications from Russians once a week and only in four Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk. Link to the original

Nord Pool (a pan-European power exchange) decided to stop trading Russian electricity from its only importer in the Baltic States Inter RAO. It means that as of 22 May, Lithuania completely cut import of Russian energy supplies, i.e. oil, electricity or natural gas. Link to the original

The Seimas of Lithuania officially banned by law the import of Russian natural gas, transit to the Kaliningrad region. The Seimas adopted the relevant amendments to the Law on Natural Gas. According to them, only suppliers from countries that do not pose a threat to national security will be able to use the gas transmission system of the country and the LNG terminal of Klaipėdos Nafta, except for suppliers transporting gas in transit to Kaliningrad.

The Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) have reached an agreement to significantly limit (with some exceptions) border crossings for citizens of the Russian Federation who have EU Schengen visas. Decisions will be made by national governments according to national procedures, and will enter into force at the same time Link to the original

Albania joined the EU and UK in closing its airspace to all aircraft registered in Russia, excluding only cases when flights need to take place for emergency, humanitarian or medical purposes. Link to the original

Nord Pool decided to stop trading Russian electricity from its only importer in the Baltic States Inter RAO. It means that as 20.05.22, Lithuania has completely cut import of Russian energy supplies, i.e. oil, electricity or natural gas. Previously (end of March - mid April) Orlen Lietuva, the only oil importer in Lithuania, refused to import Russian crude oil, as reported by Lithuanian MFA. Link to the original

Seeking full energy independence from Russian gas, in response to Russia's energy blackmail in Europe and the war in Ukraine, Lithuania has completely abandoned Russian gas: Lithuania's gas transmission system has been operating without Russian gas imports since the beginning of April 2022. Link to the original

The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) restricted access to the websites available in Latvia https://www.rutube.ru, https://realtribune.ru, denying access to the domain names or Internet Protocol addresses of those websites. Link to the original

The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) restricted access to the websites available in the territory of Latvia https://vk.com/, https://ok.ru, https://my.mail.ru until the lifting of sanctions imposed by the European Union, and restricted access to the mirror pages of the websites https://vk.com/, https://ok.ru, https://my.mail.ru available in the territory of Latvia. Link to the original

The Latvian regulator the National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) prohibited the distribution (including retransmission) of 80 audio and audiovisual programs registered in the Russian Federation in the territory of Latvia, until the Russian Federation terminates its aggression in Ukraine. Link to the original