Intersection measures

Russians who want to visit Ukraine will have to notify the country's authorities in advance. This was reported by UNIAN with reference to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (National Security and Defense Council) of Ukraine Alexander Turchinov.

"An electronic preliminary registration system for citizens of Russia when traveling to Ukraine will be implemented," Turchinov said.

On June 12, the Russian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin proposed to introduce a system for electronic registration of travel of Russians on TSN.

In addition, the National Security and Defense Council proposed to oblige Russian citizens who are in Ukraine to register at the place of stay and inform the authorities about their movements around the country. "Both biometric passports, and control at the border, and preliminary informing, and control over the stay and movement throughout Ukraine - all this should happen according to a single program, which should be developed by the Cabinet of Ministers," the National Security Secretary emphasized.

On Friday, President Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine will introduce biometric control for foreigners entering the country, including the surrender of fingerprints and digital photography. "This will significantly strengthen the possibilities for combating terrorism," Poroshenko said. According to him, these measures will affect all foreigners crossing the border of Ukraine.

At the same time, Poroshenko promised to take the “required amount of time” to introduce new rules so that “respectable citizens do not feel any inconvenience.” Turchinov said that biometric control will have to work no later than January 1, 2018.

According to Poroshenko, the Foreign Ministry and the State Border Service have already prepared draft documents for the introduction of biometric control. The President assured that the border department will allocate the necessary funds so that all the checkpoints are equipped with biometric equipment.

In February 2015, Ukraine tightened the rules of entry for Russians. They can only get to the country by passports, and they can be in the country for no more than 90 days within six months.