Russian anti-war activist, lawyer Pyotr Nikitin, founder of the Russian Democratic Society, was not allowed to enter Serbia despite having permanent residence in that country. This is reported by local media.
“I returned on a flight via Frankfurt, and last night at passport control at 00:30 I was told to wait there. After three and a half hours of waiting, I was told that the police department had decided not to let me into the country. I was issued a decision to return to Frankfurt on the very first flight, ”said Nikitin.
When asked what is written in the decision on the ban on entry into Serbia, which he was handed, Nikitin says that it says that he is banned from entering the country on the basis that he was banned from entering Serbia: “That is, it is forbidden, because it forbidden".
Nikitin said that he did not count on the help of the Russian embassy, but noted that he was a citizen of the Netherlands and that he would contact the diplomatic mission of this country in Serbia.
"This is my home. The fact that I openly express my views, that I am opposed to the policies of Vladimir Putin, is no reason not to let me go home, ”said Nikitin.
Nikitin is the founder of the Russian Democratic Society in Serbia, which conducts anti-war actions in the country. He emigrated from Russia back in 1993, and moved to Serbia in 2016, since his wife is from there.