Estonia joined Finland and Latvia in urging the EU to close its borders to Russian travellers, echoing a call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Visiting #Europe is a privilege, not a human right," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tweeted, a day after Zelenskyy urged the West to introduce a travel ban.

EU has issued a series of sanctions against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, including a ban on air travel to Russia, but has not banned Russian travellers, who can still enter the EU over land borders.

Kallas pointed out that most enter the EU through the bloc's eastern border with Russia, putting a burden on Estonia, Latvia and Finland as the "sole access points."

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Deputy chairman of Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev replied a few hours later:

"After Ukrainian fool, another Nazi crap about the citizens of Russia was given out by an Estonian aunt: "Visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right."

One would like to remind her the fact that you are free because of our shortcoming, not because of your merit."

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