So they all get visas so easily?
Well, pretty easily. The Finnish embassy for example has just outsourced the entire process, so it's possible to get (Finnish/EU) visas without any queues that used to be there before.
Our Tarja Halonen is quoted as saying "Finland will back Russia's bid to scrap the visa regime with the European Union,"
"We are doing all we can and will continue to do so for the introduction of a visa-free regime," Halonen said at a news conference after talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Btw., look at this picture (cute, isn't it?)
Medvedev said "the time was ripe" for a visa-free regime between Russia and the EU. "It is the spirit of the time," he said.