Russia advises against travel to UK because of "unfriendly" visa stance

-Russia stated on Friday it was recommending its residents to not journey to Britain, complaining that authorities there have been making it “just about not possible” for Russians to acquire visas.

The Russian Overseas Ministry alleged Russian functions have been being delayed as a result of Britain was giving greater precedence to Ukrainian refugees. It stated Russians have been additionally unable to pay on the British web site through Mastercard and Visa, which have each suspended their operations in Russia.

“Bearing in mind the extraordinarily unfriendly course of the UK in the direction of our nation, with a purpose to keep away from monetary losses and different doable issues, we suggest that Russian residents chorus, if doable, from travelling to the UK and making an attempt to acquire British visas,” it stated.

“Till the scenario normalises, we are going to act in the identical means with respect to the British.”

The British actions have been “a politically motivated infringement of the rights of Russian residents”, the ministry stated.

The British inside ministry, the Residence Workplace, didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.

Tensions between Moscow and London have ratcheted up in latest weeks, with Britain saying contemporary sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s monetary community on Friday over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Thursday he didn't see how there may very well be a normalisation of relations with Putin following the invasion.