I-Portugal yamemezela ukuvinjelwa okuphelele kwezimvume zokuhlala ukuze kutshalwe izimali ezaziwa nangokuthi 'ama-visa egolide' ezakhamuzi zaseRussia njengengxenye yezijeziso ze-EU ezabekelwa iRussia ngenxa yempi yayo yodlame e-Ukraine.
IPortugal yayikhiphe 'ama-visa egolide' angu-431 kubantu baseRussia sebephelele, okuhlanganisa nayisikhombisa kusukela ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, futhi kubikwa ukuthi ihehe u-€277.8 wezigidi (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-281.4) ekutshalweni kwezimali kusukela kwethulwa uhlelo lwama-visa oluyilungelo.
Kodwa, ngokwemibiko yabezindaba yamaPutukezi, izakhamuzi eziyishumi seziphelele zaseRussian Federation ezafaka izicelo 'zama-visa egolide' zasePortugal zinqatshiwe kusukela iMoscow iyalele amabutho ayo ahlomile ukuthi ahlasele umakhelwane wayo wentando yeningi, osekela-Western.
Ngokwemibiko yabezindaba yasePortugal, izakhamuzi zase-Ukraine zithole izimvume zokuhlala ezingu-51 ngokushintshanisa ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-32.5 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-33) kusukela kwethulwa lolu hlelo.
Kunezinhlelo ezingaphezu kuka-60 zama-visa ezinelungelo lokuthola imvume yokuba isakhamuzi noma yokuhlala njengembuyiselo yokutshalwa kwezimali zikhona emhlabeni wonke.
Ngemva kokuhlasela ngesihluku kweRussia e-Ukraine, amazwe amaningana aseYurophu, kuhlanganise neCzech Republic kanye Malta bamise izinhlelo zabo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, iziphathimandla zaseGreece ziphindeke kabili inani elincane lokutshala imali elidingekayo ukuze uthole i-visa yegolide ukusuka ku-€250,000 ($253,800) kuya ku-€500,000 ($507,600).
Amazwe amaningana e-EU nawo ahlongoze ukuthi kuvinjelwe ngokuphelele zonke izakhamizi zaseRussia ezingena kuleli iyuniyani yase-Europe.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, iLatvia, i-Estonia, iLithuania nePoland yamemezela ukuthi ngeke zisakuvumela ukungena kwezivakashi zaseRussia eziphethe ama-visa e-Schengen, kusukela ngo-September 19.
IPortugal nokho yaphikisana nokuvinjelwa ngokuphelele kwezakhamizi zaseRussia ezingena e-European Union.
"I-Portugal ibheka ukuthi inhloso ebalulekile yombuso wezonswinyo kufanele ijezise impi yaseRussia, kodwa hhayi abantu baseRussia," kusho uMnyango Wezangaphandle wezwe.
Kuze kube manje, i-European bloc ayikwazanga ukuvumelana ngokuvinjelwa okuphelele kwamaRussia, okuzikhawulele ekumisweni kombuso wama-visa owenziwe lula neRussia okwamanje.