“Ordinary citizens, judging by the results of opinion polls, have not lost common sense.

More than half of the inhabitants of the EU countries are not at all eager to break contacts with Russia, ”he wrote in his Telegram.

According to the politician, European citizens want normal personal contacts, Russian energy in boiler houses, successful trade and Russian tourists in their museums and cafes.

Earlier it was reported that Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas supported the demand of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ban Russian citizens from issuing tourist visas to Europe.

According to her, "visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right."