Thursday, May 31, 2007

(Some) Europeans Can Now Make it to Russia Visaless

Some English speakers must care about this. Russian daily Vedomosti, a paper tied to the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, reported Thursday that restrictions on travel between Russia and the European Union will be simplifed significantly by allowing visaless entry into the RF for most EU residents.

The bad news for most English speakers? Neither Britain nor Ireland (nor, unfortunately, the U.S.) were included in the deal. Thanks to the continuous cold shoulder from Putin and someone's poisoning of Litvinenko, it looks like we Anglos will have to go through the same rigamarole every time we want to visit the Fatherland. Bring on the migration cards!