Citizens from Kaliningrad will still need a visa if in transit across Poland

The EU has declared it will not change its stance on the decision of the necessity for Russians from Kaliningrad to have EU transit visas if they pass thorough Poland while on their way to the rest of Russia. "There will be no backtracking on European law," said Gunnar Wiegand, the spokesperson for the external relations commissioner, Chris Patten. President of France, Jacques Chirac, however during a visit to Russia, declared that the decision is not acceptable. According to EU diplomats, Chirac's declarations are an attempt to flatter the Russians in order to become Moscow's main partner in Western Europe. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A5) A.K.