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France was among the EU's most welcoming destinations for Russians last year (Photo: Jeff Dallien)

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Wealthy Russian tourists back in EU despite Ukraine war

Wealthy Russian tourists are flocking back to Italy, France, and Spain — despite the Ukraine war and EU allies' security fears.

Italy issued 152,254 Schengen area visas at its two Russian consulates last year (

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France was among the EU's most welcoming destinations for Russians last year (Photo: Jeff Dallien)

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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