Switzerland has lost its appeal to Russians. This is what emerges from the latest statistics on visas delivered by the State Secretariat for Migration. The question is increasingly political, as the European Union (EU) is considering restricting access to the Schengen area, of which Switzerland is a part, to Russian nationals. Foreign ministers are debating it from Tuesday evening in Prague, at the initiative of the Czech Republic, which chairs the EU.
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