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  1. Russia Travel Advisory

    Travel Advisory. September 5, 2023. Russia - Level 4: Do Not Travel. O D U T. Updated to remove COVID-specific information and the kidnapping risk indicator as well as updates to security risks. Do not travel to Russia due to the unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the ...

  2. Russia ban list of 963 Americans includes Biden, Harris, Zuckerberg

    USA TODAY. 0:00. 2:19. Russia permanently banned more than 900 American politicians, celebrities and executives from entering the country, including President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala ...

  3. Is Russia Open for Travel?

    Travelers from the UK must self-isolate for 14 days from their arrival in Russia. Russia COVID-19 travel restrictions and entry requirements. Russian citizens must complete this form before departure and take a PCR test within three calendar days of their arrival in Russia. They will have to quarantine until they receive a negative test result.

  4. Russia bans 963 Americans from entering country

    Last modified on Mon 23 May 2022 09.08 EDT. Russia on Saturday released a list of 963 Americans it said were banned from entering the country, a punctuation of previously announced moves against ...

  5. Do Not Travel

    Crimea - Level 4: Do Not Travel. The international community, including the United States and Ukraine, does not recognize Russia's purported annexation of Crimea. There is extensive Russian Federation military presence in Crimea. Russia staged its further invasion of Ukraine, in part, from occupied Crimea, and Russia is likely to take ...

  6. Russia bans Biden but not Trump, on list of Americans travel-barred

    Russia released an updated list of nearly 1,000 Americans permanently barred from entering the country. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton, George ...

  7. Russia slaps travel ban on Kamala Harris, 28 other U.S. officials

    Several U.S. officials are on the list of 29 citizens that have been banned from traveling to Russia, including White House chief of staff Ronald Klain, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Holland ...

  8. Russia says 963 Americans are banned from entering, adds 26 new

    Russia said on Saturday it had so far banned 963 Americans from entering the country - including previously announced moves against President Joe Biden and other top officials - and would continue ...

  9. Do Not Travel

    Do not travel to Russia due to the unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S. citizens for detention by Russian government security officials, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy's limited ability to assist U.S ...

  10. Russia to resume flights with 52 'friendly' countries, PM says

    Russia imposed broad travel restrictions at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, many of which remain in force, but has gradually expanded the list of countries deemed safe for air ...

  11. Russia bans entry to 200 U.S. nationals, including Biden's relatives

    The Russian foreign ministry said on Friday it had banned 200 U.S. nationals from entering Russia, including a sister and two brothers of U.S. President Joe Biden, in response to personal ...

  12. Travel Advisories

    Russia Travel Advisory: Level 4: Do Not Travel: September 5, 2023: Rwanda Travel Advisory: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions: March 29, 2024: Sao Tome and Principe Travel Advisory: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions: July 31, 2023: Saudi Arabia Travel Advisory: Level 3: Reconsider Travel:

  13. Russia says 963 Americans are banned from entering, adds 26 new Canadians

    LONDON (Reuters) -Russia said on Saturday it had so far banned 963 Americans from entering the country - including previously announced moves against President Joe Biden and other top officials - and would continue to retaliate against what it called hostile U.S. actions. The largely symbolic travel bans form part of a downward spiral in Russia's relations with the West since its Feb. 24 ...

  14. Places the U.S. Government Warns Not to Travel Right Now

    So far in 2024, the State Department made changes to the existing Level 4 advisories for Myanmar, Iran and Gaza, and moved Niger and Lebanon off of the Level 4 list. Places With a Level 4 Travel ...

  15. Russia Imposes Travel Ban on Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Other U.S

    Russia banned Vice President Kamala Harris, other top U.S. officials, chief executives and journalists from entering the country, citing the expanding list of anti-Russian sanctions under the ...

  16. Russia Flight & Travel Ban 2022: Which Countries ...

    Flights & countries banned from entering Russia. The aviation authority Rosaviatsiya announced a travel ban to several nations following the current situation. Russia has currently suspended flights from 36 countries, including EU nations. Amidst the flight ban, most airlines have opted to take a detour and bypass the Russian airspace.

  17. EU sanctions against Russia explained

    Travel bans prevent listed individuals from entering or transiting through EU territory by land, air or sea. ... Since December 2023, there is a ban on Russian diamonds as part of a G7 effort to develop an internationally coordinated diamond ban that aims to deprive Russia of this important source of revenue.

  18. Kremlin denounces Ukraine's call for travel ban on Russians

    Kremlin sharply critical of Ukraine's call for travel ban on Russians. By Robyn Dixon. August 9, 2022 at 11:05 a.m. EDT. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, shown at a news conference in December ...

  19. Opinion

    Reading Russia's latest sanctions list, permanently banning travel to the country by 963 people, saddened me — and not just because my name is on it.It's a catalogue of hurt from a nation ...

  20. Travel advice and advisories for Russia

    This certificate is only valid for one-way travel into Russia. Entry ban on vehicles with Russian license plates. In September 2023, the Baltic States (Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania) and Finland announced a ban on vehicles with Russian license plates entering their respective territories. The ban is enforced at the border as a result of ...

  21. Russia's travel ban list includes 33 FF and 16 FG politicians

    Fri Nov 18 2022 - 14:10. The 52 Irish politicians banned from travelling to Russia include 33 Fianna Fáil politicians, 16 from Fine Gael, Labour leader Ivana Bacik and Independent Senator Gerard ...

  22. Russia says 500 Americans to be banned, list includes Obama

    Russia's foreign ministry on Friday said former President Barack Obama was among 500 U.S. citizens who would be banned in response to the latest round of sanctions announced by Washington.

  23. Russia detains members of banned religious organization in Rostov-on-Don

    Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Wednesday detained members of Allya Ayat, a new age religious group originating in Kazakhstan and banned as "extremist" under Russian law, in the ...

  24. U.S. Warned About Possible Moscow Attack Before Concert Hall Shooting

    Pro-Moscow forces had dismissed the alert as an attempt to scare Russians. By Julian E. Barnes, Constant Méheut and Anton Troianovski The U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a security alert on March 7 ...

  25. Russia-Ukraine latest: NATO 'considering shooting down ...

    Russia's FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov has suggested Britain, the US and Ukraine could have been involved in the Moscow concert hall attack, which killed more than 130 people on Friday. Listen to ...

  26. Russia's Novak says there's no need for diesel export ban

    There is no need for Russia to ban exports of diesel to tackle rising prices and possible shortages of the fuel after drone attacks reduced refining capacity, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak ...