“Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated on April 16 that Russia may consider suspending air travel with Georgia and imposing a stricter visa regime if Georgia continues pursuing EU accession.”

• Maria Zakharova did state on April 16 that Russia might consider suspending air travel and imposing stricter visa rules if Georgia pursued EU accession, as reported by TASS and cited in the article.
• However, the date of the statement is not explicitly confirmed by the provided web sources, though the context implies it was around April 16th.

Maria Zakharova did state on April 16 that Russia might consider suspending air travel and imposing stricter visa rules if Georgia pursued EU accession, as reported by TASS and cited in the article. However, the date of the statement is not explicitly confirmed by the provided web sources, though the context implies it was around April 16th.