London: Russia to expand travel restrictions for officials
British secret services expect that the Russian leadership will continue to restrict the freedom of movement of state employees because of the war against Ukraine. “There is a realistic possibility that as the Russian state continues to become more secure, travel restrictions will be tightened for more and more public sector employees,” the Ministry of Defense said in London on Wednesday. “The measures are likely aimed at preventing the flight or emigration of increasingly disillusioned officials.”
Already after the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014, the travel restrictions that existed during the Soviet era were tightened. After the start of the war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, it was said in London. “Probably some officials had to hand in their passports to the FSB secret service.” The closer you are to the center of power, the more restrictions apply. “Kremlin officials are barred from all international vacation travel,” the ministry said.