
The Russian authorities refused to allow Bogdan Borushevich to Moscow - Marshal of the Senate of Poland (speaker of the upper house of parliament). This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw Valery Porzhinskaya. Borusevich intended to arrive in Moscow on Tuesday to visit the funeral of Boris Nemtsov.
According to Porzhinskaya, the senator was denied the entrance "within the framework of the response measures taken by the Russian side in relation to a number of states, including Poland, which imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation." "Bogdan Borusevich is included in the list of persons who are prohibited from entering the territory of Russia," she explained.
The official emphasized that the decision to prevent the Senate marshal in Moscow "has nothing to do with the funeral of Boris Efimovich Nemtsov."
Meanwhile, Borusevich himself, according to TVN24, rejected the explanations of the Russian side, characterizing them as far -fetched. According to the politician, his arrival in Moscow would destroy the myth of the Rusophobia of the Poles created by Kremlin propaganda. Therefore, he concluded the Senate marshals, at the last minute and the black list of all -round foreigners was invented.
Later on Monday, the deputy of the European Parliament, the former Foreign Minister of Latvia Sandra Kalnita at the Moscow Airport Sheremetyevo, was also denied entry to Russia. She reported this on a Facebook page.
The Latvian consul contacted the Russian consul at the airport. He stated that Kalniet would be put on a return flight, since its stay in Russia is undesirable.
The civilian panachid for Nemtsov will take place from 10 to 14 hours in the Sakharov Center. The funeral will take place at 15:30 at the Troekurovsky cemetery.