Sweden plans to bar Russian athletes despite other countries’ visas
Sweden is preparing to refuse entry to Russian athletes even if they hold a visa issued by another country, with the government aiming to have the arrangement in place before February’s ski world championships.
Social Minister Jakob Forssmed told Sveriges Radio that an announcement would come soon. He said the intended arrangement would allow Sweden to deny entry regardless of whether an athlete had a visa from elsewhere.
That would reach beyond Sweden’s own visa decisions. The minister’s statement describes work on a restriction, rather than a ban that has already taken effect.
The government has not set out the final legal mechanism, exceptions or effective date in this report. February is its stated target for having the system ready.
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