Helsinki’s decision to throttle the issuance of visas to Russian citizens is discriminatory, Moscow says Finland’s decision to dramatically decrease the number of visas it grants to Russian citizens has been noted by Moscow, which will react to the move in due course, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.

It is based on moral guidelines that have been passed down through generations, the president said The basis of Russia’s national identity is respect for the past and loyalty to long-standing traditions, President Vladimir Putin has suggested, accusing a number of states of aggressively attempting to rewrite world history.

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