Estonia says its ban on Russian tourists will impact about 50,000 people. The country, which borders Russia, is pushing for an expanded ban on all Russian tourists entering the European Union's Schengen area. (Corinne Seminoff/CBC)
Starting Tuesday, foreign ministers from across Europe will meet in Prague where Estonia, along with the other countries including Latvia and Finland, will lobby for a ban that would see Europe turn away Russians holding tourist visas for the Schengen zone, a bloc made up of 26 European countries.
If Europe doesn't agree to act in unison, Estonia vows it will move forward with other like minded nations.
"Travel is not a human right," Urmas Reinsalu, Estonia's foreign affairs minister, told CBC News in Tallinn, Estonia's capital on Aug. 25.
"We have to also give a strong push to Russian society to wake up. You can't just walk on the streets … as a tourist, just eyes wide shut."
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