Baltic States’ Sopot Declaration Signals Tougher Visa Curbs on Russia
Meeting in Sopot on 29 May, Baltic Sea foreign ministers endorsed a declaration that envisages new ‘targeted visa measures’ against those aiding Russia’s war effort and highlights the use of migration as a hybrid threat. The text signals a likely hardening of Schengen visa issuance to Russian and Belarusian nationals and continued controls on Poland’s northern and western borders.
May 30, 2026
