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France bans Russians from chateau over Ukraine war
The French military has banned Russian nationals from visiting the Chateau de Vincennes, a mediaeval fortress and tourist attraction on the edge of Paris, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials told AFP.
Once the residence of French kings and among Europe's best-preserved monuments of its kind, the castle is for the most part open to the public, including for tours, concerts, theatre plays and other events.
It also houses part of the French armed forces' historical archives, to which access is restricted.
Each year some 150,000 people visit the chateau, paying 9.50 euros ($9.70) per adult admission.
But on July 28, two Russian women were refused access.
"A guard at the metal detector asked to see my passport," said one of the women, 31, who works as a journalist and has been in France for five months, having left Russia "because of the war".
On inspecting the document, the guard informed her she couldn't pass, the woman, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
Another guard also denied her entry and gave as the reason "because you are Russian", she said, adding she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Contacted by AFP, the defence ministry confirmed late Monday that it had, indeed, "restricted access to military installations to Russian nationals" because of the invasion.
Russian journalists could, however, apply for an exemption, a ministry official added.
Since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February, France has taken in some 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, government figures show.
About 73,500 Russian immigrants lived in France in 2021, according to the national statistics office Insee.
There has been debate within the European Union about whether further limits should be placed on Russians visiting the bloc for tourism or personal reasons.
Russia's neighbour Finland last week issued a plan to limit tourist visas for Russians but also emphasised the need for an EU-level decision on the matter.
W.Lapointe--BTB