The Russian government actually closed the free exit from the country for leaders – from ministers to heads of departments.
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Sources of the publication in The Bell said that officials have recently been able to travel abroad only by special decision agreed with the Prime Minister, and only as part of the operational need.
At the same time, The Bell interlocutors noted that the presidential administration does not have such strict restrictions. The exit rules adopted by the government, one of the sources explained the “special zeal” of Mikhail Mishustin.
The rules for traveling abroad for civil servants and officials began to tighten in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea. Then the restrictions affected mainly law enforcement officers and judges. In particular, they were advised not to visit “unfriendly countries”.
After the start of a full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, the exit rules for officials, civil servants and employees of state corporations were further tightened.
In March, Sistema reported that some employees of Russian state-owned companies and officials were asked to “deposit” their passports. Otherwise, they were threatened with sanctions up to and including dismissal and cancellation of their passports.
In April, The Financial Times wrote that passports are being confiscated not only from officials and people with access to classified information, but also from officials and mid-level managers of state-owned companies who do not have access to state secrets.
Source: Racurs
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