EU asks Russia for talks on Covid-19 jab certificates for travel, as France urges bloc to turn away tourists who’ve had Sputnik V

talks with Moscow

The European Union has offered to open up talks with Moscow over how to ensure travelers who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus can travel across borders without stringent requirements for self-isolation and testing.

Brussels’ Ambassador to Russia, Markus Ederer, announced on Wednesday that EU officials have approached the country’s Ministry of Health with a proposal around the mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccines, to facilitate travel between the two. The diplomat said both sides “need to find a solution to our Covid-19 certificates,” with vaccination status not currently taken into account in the rules for those moving between Russia and the EU.

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