The Czech Republic will no longer grant visas and residence permits to Russians and Belarusians due to the invasion of Ukraine.

However, the government should create conditions for the opposition or students who "do not want to have anything to do with the Russian and Belarusian regimes" to operate in the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said at a press conference after the government meeting.

After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Czech government stopped granting visas to citizens of Russia and later Belarus, except in humanitarian cases.

The resolution was still in effect until March 31, and on February 21, the government approved a new one without a specific expiration date.