“Of course, such steps are a violation of international law. Moreover, this is a manifestation of double standards on the part of the European Union, ”he said.
As the diplomat noted, the EU rules on processing applications for European visas submitted by residents of the DPR and LPR are not a requirement, but a recommendation.
“I remind you that this is the second wave of such recommendations, the first was related to the passports of Crimeans ... And today, as far as I remember, not all EU countries follow the recommendations,” he added.
Chizhov stressed that the final decision rests with the member countries of the European Union.
Earlier, the European Commission sent EU countries the rules for processing applications for visas of European countries, which were submitted by residents of the Donbass republics.
In late September, German deputy Renata Alt was indignant at the fact that the authorities put visas on Russian passports received by residents of Donbass.