The European Union believes that residents of Crimea should apply for Schengen visas in the consulates of Schengen zone countries on mainland Ukraine, expert on visa issues at the EU Delegation in Moscow Jani Taivalantti has said.

He said this at a briefing in Moscow in response to a question on whether the visa information system, which will start functioning in Russia on September 14 this year, will operate in Crimea.