Russia March 30, closes all border crossing points across the border

Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin in connection with the spread of the coronavirus ordered to temporarily restrict movement through road, rail, pedestrian, river and mixed checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin in connection with the spread of the coronavirus ordered to temporarily restrict movement through road, rail, pedestrian, river and mixed checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation
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Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin in connection with the spread of the coronavirus ordered to temporarily restrict movement through road, rail, pedestrian, river and mixed checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, and also through the overland section of the Russian-Belarusian border. The document published on the website of the Russian government. The validity of the restrictions is not specified.

the Order does not apply to diplomatic personnel of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation, employees of diplomatic missions and consular institutions of Russia, the official representative of the Russian Federation to the international organizations, officials of the permanent Committee of the Union state and members of their families, as well as on the Russian truckers, the crew, train and locomotive crews in international rail traffic, staff of intergovernmental courier communications, members of official delegations, couriers diplomatic ties.

eliminations made for Russians who want to leave the country in connection with the death of a close relative (a copy of the certificate or the death certificate and the document confirming the degree of kinship); for registered in the Kaliningrad region the Russians, following an internal transit by rail; for the inhabitants of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine with a Russian passport.

as of March 27, Russia stopped regular flights and Charter flights in airports of foreign States and back, except for flights for the return home of the Russians by the foreign Ministry and flights “by separate decisions of the government.” As of March 26, all citizens arriving from countries where cases of mers coronavirus tested for. On arrival they should be home 14 days in isolation mode.

the head of the international practice of human rights organizations “Agora” Kirill Koroteev said that the entry to Russia is saved for citizens and their close relatives, and also foreigners with residence permit. Foreigners with temporary residence permit and without close relatives – Russian citizens (children, spouses, parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, guardians and Trustees) can not enter, said in a Telegram-the channel of a staff legal aid “Agora” on the coronavirus.

“From the explanations it is not quite clear what the term “limit”. Perhaps the trains will go, but the issue is by train, diplomats, foreigners and those traveling to the funeral”, – said Koroteev.