Russia suspends visa-free travel with Turkey

Moscow has decided to suspend visa-free travel with Turkey, the Russian foreign minister said.

A view of the Kremlin in Moscow. Image by Pavel Kazachkov / CC BY 2.0

Sergey Lavrov said Turkey has been reluctant to share information with Russia about its citizens accused of involvement in terrorist activities.

He said the visa-free travel will be suspended from January 1.

The move comes amid a bitter spat between Moscow and Ankara over a Russian warplane downed by Turkey on Tuesday.

(Press Association)