Seven Russian citizens, who arrived to Odessa on Sunday morning, at the airport, as local authorities refuse to let them into the country.
According to the participants of the event, the Russians offered to Board return flight. As reasons for refusal of entry by Authorised authorities called " restriction of the influx of tourists in the beginning of may holidays, reports RT.
"We (citizens of Russia) flew flight of Aeroflot from Sheremetyevo to 10. 00, - has told to Olga, who is now at the airport of Odessa.- We were invited to an interview with customs officials. Asked the name, passport, purpose of visit, expected duration of stay, how much money is. And after was refused entry into the country, said that currently the holidays, and in order to limit the influx of tourists from Russia was against the law. But the paper itself was not shown ". According to Olga, only Seven of the Russians with the dawn waiting for the return flight 18. 30. She said that the passports of Russians until not returned. Another participant in the event Michael flew to the Ukraine to do with your girlfriend is a native inhabitant of Odessa. She gave him the invitation and assured him at the notary. The man told that Authorized Odessa airport was summoned to an interview only people with Russian passports, only 7 people. In the end all was denied entry into the country, besides the customs officers referred to the law, According to which the Russians, as if it had no right to be on Ukrainian territory. None of the customs officials have not said what kind of law prevents the presence of Russian citizens on the territory of Ukraine. Michael Also said that the Ukrainian customs officers told as never before allowed into the country two More groups of tourists from Russia - 20 and 40 people. Also for some unknown reason, custom Odessa was not allowed to Ukraine as a Chinese citizen, who does not speak neither Russian, nor English. First it was claimed that the state border service of Ukraine during the may holidays introduces additional limits on the borderline with Russia and Crimea. According to the new rules of stay of Russians in Ukraine, which entered into force seven April, citizens of Russia have the opportunity to stay in the country not more than 90 days. Remember, March 1, Russian citizens can cross the Ukrainian border only At presence of the passport, And children under 14 years are required to be inscribed in the passport of parents or have their own passport. The citizens of Russia, who arrived in France before 1 March, And children on birth certificates, have the opportunity to stay in Ukraine 90 days and freely to return home. on March 3, Ukraine on behalf of the President of Petro Poroshenko has banned the entry of Russian citizens with foreign passports.

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