Ukraine battle: Are Russians banned from visiting vacationer websites in France?

Two Russian vacationers have been turned away from the Château de Vincennes close to Paris final month, following directions to ban Russians from coming into navy installations.

The incident generated debate on social media about whether or not Russian travellers must be banned from visiting museums in France.

Some Twitter customers argued it was truthful given the influence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on residents, whereas others described it as “scandalous discrimination”.

Based on AFP, one of many vacationers was a Russian feminine journalist who opposed the invasion. She claimed she was denied entry to the fortress “as a result of she is Russian”.

The talk continues as EU international ministers meet in Prague to debate a possible ban on Russian vacationer visas.

The Château de Vincennes is certainly one of Europe’s best-preserved monuments and the fortress is for essentially the most half open to the general public. The location additionally homes a part of the French armed forces’ historic archives, to which entry is restricted.

In February – following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – France strengthened a strict rule that forestalls any Russian citizen from coming into navy amenities. 

The French Armed Forces Ministry confirmed to Euronews that the 2 Russian vacationers have been refused entry to the fortress as a result of these new guidelines, and never a wider ban.

“It goes with out saying that [the security policy] can’t be utilized in the identical manner for strategic buildings as for locations open to the general public equivalent to museums or cultural websites,” a spokesperson of the Armed Forces Ministry mentioned.

The ministry says it has requested for the rule to be clarified to keep away from future incidents like this. Château de Vincennes – and different vacationer websites run by the military, together with the Air and Area Museum outdoors of Paris – may even proceed permitting Russian vacationers in.