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Russia remained in the top five countries for Schengen visa applications in 2023 and almost 90% of the requests were approved, the European Commission has revealed. The EU Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs published its annual report on Wednesday, showing that 10.3 million applications for short-stay visas were filed in the last calendar year.

A sabotage and reconnaissance unit was stopped while attempting to cross into Russia’s Belgorod Region, according to the Defense Ministry Kiev’s forces sought to mount a cross-border attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region but were foiled in their efforts by border guards, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. A sabotage and reconnaissance…