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Deputy Security Council chair Dmitry Medvedev posted on X that former Russian servicemen could enter Schengen without visas, referencing historical invasions and targeting EU officials as Brussels moves to restrict access for ex-soldiers.

Dmitry Medvedev posted on X that Russian soldiers "can enter" the Schengen area without visas, invoking 1812 and 1945.
The message included a personal insult aimed at EU official Kaja Kallas and echoed earlier threats from Medvedev since February 2022.
The post was published on February 23, Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day, days before the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Kaja Kallas had said the EU and Commission are working to block potentially hundreds of thousands of former Russian soldiers from entering Schengen.
Medvedev has repeatedly used social media to threaten European countries, sometimes mentioning invasion and nuclear options.

Medvedev says Russian soldiers can 'enter Schengen without visas' and threatens Europe

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