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Diplomatic relations between Canada and the Russian Federation – previously the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) – were formally established on June 12, 1942. Canada is represented in the Russian Federation through an Embassy in Moscow. The Russian Federation is represented in Canada through an Embassy in Ottawa and Consulates General in Toronto and Montreal.

Canada strongly condemns Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and has called on Russia to immediately cease all hostile actions and withdraw all military and proxy forces from Ukraine. Canada remains concerned by Russia’s pattern of behaviour that undermines the rules-based international order, and continues to condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and parts of four Ukrainian regions. Canada also remains deeply concerned with Russia’s crackdown on civil society and political opposition.

Sanctions have been imposed under the  Special Economic Measures Act  in order to respond to Russia’s violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and grave human rights violations committed in Russia.

Learn more about Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine .

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It's been more than 16 months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and now an apparent military coup is destabilizing the region further.

On Saturday, June 24, the Canadian Government updated its travel advice for Russia amidst military tensions in the Rostov region and the threat of further unrest across the country.

The official advice from the Canadian government is to avoid all travel to Russia.

"Further security restrictions, including limitations on movement have been put in place in some regions, including in Moscow," reads the travel advisory.

"Flight availability, already reduced following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, continues to be subject to unpredictable and significant limitations," the advisory continues. "If you are in Russia, you should leave while commercial means are still available."

Our travel advice for #Russia has been updated due to reports of military tensions in the #Rostov region. There is a risk of further unrest across the country. More info: https://t.co/CjOtsj3oeV pic.twitter.com/WMbDGqULzL — Travel.gc.ca (@TravelGoC) June 24, 2023

Canadians who are in the Rostov region are advised to shelter in place, avoid public gatherings, monitor media for information on the situation, and follow the instructions of local authorities.

What's happening in Russia?

Putin has accused a mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin of treason and starting an armed rebellion as his private army, the Wagner Group, advances toward Moscow. The government is in a state of emergency and maintains a significant military presence in Rostov Oblast.

Canadians in the region are urged to "exercise extreme vigilance…as armed clashes and violence pose serious threats to your safety," says the Canadian government.

The G7 foreign ministers held a call this morning to discuss the overnight developments in Russia. We continue to closely monitor the situation. If you are a Canadian national in Russia, please observe our travel advisory and safety instructions. — Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) June 24, 2023

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly shared that G7 foreign ministers had a call to discuss the developments in Russia.

I have been briefed on the events unfolding in Russia. The Incident Response Group will meet today to discuss the latest developments. We’re in contact with our allies and will continue to monitor the situation closely. — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 24, 2023

Canada is closely monitoring the situation, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and discussions are ongoing.

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Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations: SOR/2024-32

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 6

Registration SOR/2024-32 February 21, 2024

SPECIAL ECONOMIC MEASURES ACT

P.C. 2024-159 February 21, 2024

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the actions of the Russian Federation constitute a grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted in a serious international crisis;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations under paragraph 4(1)(a) footnote a and subsections 4(1.1) footnote b , (2) footnote c and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act footnote d .

Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations

1 The definition designated person in section 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations footnote 1 is repealed.

2 Section 3.04 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

3.04 It is prohibited for any person to dock in Canada or pass through Canada any ship that is registered in Russia or used, leased or chartered, in whole or in part, by or on behalf of or for the benefit of Russia, a person in Russia or a person listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, unless such docking or passage is necessary to safeguard human life or to ensure navigational safety.

3 (1) Paragraph 4(e) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (e) any transactions necessary for a Canadian to transfer to a person not listed in Schedule 1 any accounts, funds or investments of a Canadian held by a person listed in that Schedule on the day on which that person was listed in Schedule 1;

(2) Section 4 of the Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by replacing paragraph (g) with the following:

  • (g) any dealings with a person listed in Schedule 1 required with respect to loan repayments made to any person in Canada, or any Canadian outside Canada, for loans entered into with any person other than a person listed in Schedule 1, and for enforcement and realization of security in respect of those loans or payments by guarantors guaranteeing those loans; and
  • (h) any dealings with a person listed in Schedule 1 required with respect to loan repayments made to any person in Canada, or any Canadian outside Canada, for loans entered into with that listed person before they became a listed person, and for enforcement and realization of security in respect of those loans or payments by guarantors guaranteeing those loans.

4 Subsection 8(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Application to no longer be listed

8 (1) A person may apply in writing to the Minister to have their name removed from Schedule 1, 2 or 3.

5 Section 9 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Mistaken identity

9 (1) A person whose name is the same as or similar to the name of a person listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 and who claims not to be that person may apply to the Minister in writing for a certificate stating that they are not that listed person.

Determination by Minister

(2) Within 30 days after the day on which the Minister receives the application, the Minister must

  • (a) if it is established that the applicant is not a person listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, issue the certificate; or
  • (b) if it is not so established, provide notice to the applicant of the determination.

6 Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by replacing the references after the heading “SCHEDULE 1” with the following:

  • (Section 2, paragraphs 3(a), (d) and (e), section 3.04, paragraphs 4(a) and (e) to (h), section 6, paragraph 7(1)(a), subsections 8(1) and (2) and 9(1) and paragraph 9(2)(a))

7 Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

  • 1401 Igor Yevgenyevich LEVITIN (born on February 21, 1952)
  • 1402 Leonid Yevgenyevich LEVITIN (born on June 7, 1959)
  • 1403 Andrey Viktorovich FILATOV (born on December 18, 1971)
  • 1404 Nikita Anatolyevich MISHIN (born on August 29, 1971)
  • 1405 Andrey Yurievich MOLCHANOV (born in September 1971)
  • 1406 Andrei Removich BOKAREV (born on October 23, 1966)
  • 1407 Konstantin Victorovich KHAMLAI (born on June 29, 1962)
  • 1408 Sergei Eduardovich SARKISOV (born on May 18, 1959)
  • 1409 Nikolai Eduardovich SARKISOV (born on June 23, 1968)
  • 1410 Vladimir Vladimirovich PAVLOV (born on March 26, 1958)

8 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

  • 476 “Voentorg” JSC
  • 477 “Voentorg-Retail” LLC
  • 478 AlfaStrakhovanie JSC
  • 479 Insurance Company RESO-Garantia
  • 480 Globaltrans Investment PLC
  • 481 Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port
  • 482 “Ust-Luga Oil” JSC
  • 483 Federal State Enterprise Plant named after Y.M. Sverdlov
  • 484 “Trading House “ROSEL” JSC
  • 485 Omsk Motor-Manufacturing Design Bureau
  • 486 State Research Institute of Instrument Engineering – GosNIIP
  • 487 Research and Production Enterprise Radar MMS JSC
  • 488 Perm Powder Plant
  • 489 Verkhnyaya Salda Chemical Container Plant JSC
  • 490 Moscow Research Institute Agat JSC
  • 491 Military-Patriotic Recreation Park of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
  • 492 “VERTIKAL” LLC
  • 493 All-Russian Research Institute of Optical and Physical Measurements
  • 494 VNIIR-Progress
  • 495 Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Russian Federal Nuclear Center – Zababakhin All-Russia Research Institute of Technical Physics”
  • 496 National Research Institute for Physical Technical and Radio Engineering Measurements
  • 497 Voentelecom JSC
  • 498 VYMPEL Interstate Corporation
  • 499 Federal State Unitary Enterprise “State Scientific-Research Institute for Aviation Systems” (GosNIIAS)
  • 500 State Scientific Research Institute of Machine Building Bakhirev (GosNIImash)
  • 501 Leading Production and Technical Enterprise Granit (also known as The Main Technological and Industrial Enterprise “Granit”)
  • 502 Ryazan State Instrument Making Enterprise JSC
  • 503 Academician V.P. Makeyev State Rocket Centre JSC
  • 504 Dux JSC (also known as Duks)
  • 505 Plastmass Plant JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company “Zavod Plastmass”)
  • 506 Zavod Radiopribor PJSC
  • 507 Zavod Fiolent AO
  • 508 Shiprepairing text-center “Zvyozdochka” JSC
  • 509 Zlatoustovsky Machine Building Plant JSC (also known as Zlatmash and Zlatoust Factory of Specialized Arms Steels LLC)
  • 510 Scientific Production Enterprise Izmeritel JSC
  • 511 Izumrud AO
  • 512 Ilyushin Aviation Complex OJSC
  • 513 Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems JSC
  • 514 Research and Production Corporation Istok Named After Ai Shokin PJSC
  • 515 Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant JSC
  • 516 Kaluga Research Institute of Radio Engineering JSC
  • 517 Marine Instrumentation Engineering Corporation JSC
  • 518 KORSAR Ltd. (also known as Korus Consulting Cis Limited Liability Company)
  • 519 SPE Krasnoznamenets JSC
  • 520 Krylov State Research Centre (also known as Krylov State Scientific text-center Federal State Unitary Enterprise)
  • 521 Kurganpribor JSC (also known as Scientific-Production Association “Kurganpribor”)
  • 522 Laser Components Ltd. (also known as LLC Laser Components)
  • 523 The St. Petersburg’s Sea Bureau of Mechanical Engineering Malachite JSC (also known as Saint-Petersburg Marine Design Bureau “Malachite”)
  • 524 Arsenal Machine-Building Plant OJSC
  • 525 Metrotek Ltd. (also known as NTC Metrotek)
  • 526 Corporation Moscow Institute of Heat Technology JSC
  • 527 JSC “MNITI” (also known as Moscow Scientific Research Television Institute and ZAO MNITI)
  • 528 Molot-Oruzhie Limited
  • 529 Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant (also known as Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny Zavod, OAO)
  • 530 Scientific-Research Engineering Institute JSC (also known as Scientific Research Engineering Institute, AO Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Inzhenerniy Institut and AO NIII)
  • 531 Neva Electronica JSC
  • 532 Research and Design Institute of Sea Thermal Engineering
  • 533 V. Tikhomirov Scientific-Research Institute of Instrument Design JSC
  • 534 Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Named After V.V. Bahirev (also known as NIMI Named After V.V. Bakhirev, JSC)
  • 535 Special Research Bureau of Moscow Power Engineering Institute
  • 536 Novosibirsk Plant of Artificial Fibre
  • 537 Research and Manufacturing Association “Development of Innovative Technologies” (also known as Engineering text-center of Innovative Technologies)
  • 538 NPCAP JSC (also known as Plant Zvezda – Branch of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Scientific and Production text-center of Automation and Instrumentation named after academician N.A. Pilyugin)
  • 539 Independent Insurance Group Ltd.
  • 540 North Western Regional text-center of “Almaz-Antey” – Obukhovskiy Plant, JSC (also known as North Western Regional text-center of “Almaz-Antey” – Obukhovsky Plant, JSC)
  • 541 Experimental Design Bureau of Engineering (also known as OKB “Technika”)
  • 542 Ocean Chips LLC
  • 543 Concern Oceanpribor, JSC
  • 544 Omsk Transport Machine Building Plant (also known as Omsk Transport Machine Factory Omsktransmash
  • 545 PLAZ LLC
  • 546 Scientific Production Association Pribor Named After S.S. Golembiovsky, Stock Company (also known as SPA Pribor Named After S.S. Golembiovsky, SC)
  • 547 Proletarsky Zavod, PJSC (also known as Public Joint Stock Company Proletarsky Plant and Public Joint Stock Company Proletarsky Zavod)
  • 548 Radiopribor JSC
  • 549 Scientific and Engineering Institute Radiosvyaz JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company Scientific Technical Institute Radiosvyaz)
  • 550 Radiofizika JSC (also known as OAO Radiofizika)
  • 551 Scientific and Production Association “Radioelectronics” Named After V.I. Shimco JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company Scientific-Production Union for Radioelectronics Named After V.I. Shimko)
  • 552 RATEP JSC
  • 553 Remdizel JSC (also known as Remdizel Joint Stock Venture)
  • 554 The Russian Institute of Radionavigation and Time, JSC (also known as Open Joint Stock Company Russian Institute of Radionavigation and Time and Russian Institute of Radio Navigation and Time)
  • 555 Russian Space Systems JSC
  • 556 Ramensky Instrument Engineering Plant
  • 557 Academician A.L. Mints Radiotechnical Institute Joint Stock Company
  • 558 Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering “Rubin” (also known as Joint Stock Company Central Design Bureau For Marine Engineering Rubin)
  • 559 Research and Production Association RusBITech (also known as Rusbitech)
  • 560 Saratovsky Radiopriborny Zavod JSC (also known as Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Saratovski Radiopribornyi Zavod)
  • 561 Shipbuilding Plant “Severnaya Verf” (also known as Severnaya Verf Shipbuilding Factory)
  • 562 Severnoye Design Bureau Joint Stock Company
  • 563 Proizvodstvennoye ob’edinenie Severnoye Mashinostroitelnoye Predpriyatie (also known as PO Sevmash, Production Association Severnoye Machine-Building Enterprise and JSC Production Obyedineniye Severnoye Mashinostroitelnoye)
  • 564 Stavropol Radioplant “Signal” PJSC (also known as Stavropol Radio Plant Signal)
  • 565 Research-and-Production Corporation “Precision Systems and Instruments” (also known as Joint Stock Company Research and Production Corporation Precision Systems and Instruments)
  • 566 Sovremennye Tekhnologii Zazemleniya LLC (also known as Sovremennye Tekhnologii Limited Liability Company)
  • 567 NPC Spetsneftprodukt
  • 568 Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation JSC
  • 569 Kaluga-Based Instrument-Making Plant “Typhoon” Joint Stock Company (also known as Research and Production Enterprise “Kaluga Instrument-Making Plant ’Tyfun’”)
  • 570 Technodinamika JSC
  • 571 Afanasyev Research and Production Enterprise Technomac (also known as Afanasyev Technomac, JSC)
  • 572 Techpribor (also known as Public Joint Stock Company Techpribor)
  • 573 Tula Cartridge Works JSC
  • 574 Tulatochmash JSC
  • 575 Ulyanovsk Cartridge Works JSC (also known as Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Ulyanovskii Patronnyi Zavod)
  • 576 Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant
  • 577 Uranis-Radio Systems JSC (also known as OAO ’Uranis-Radiosistemy’ and Uranis Radio Systems)
  • 578 Experimental Design Bureau “Fakel” JSC
  • 579 Engineering Design Bureau “Fakel” JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company Machine-Building Engineering Office Fakel named after Akademika P. D. Grushina)
  • 580 Federal News Agency (also known as Federal News Agency LLC)
  • 581 Fregat Limited Liability Company (also known as Fregat OOO)
  • 582 Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Yard JSC (also known as JSC Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Yard)
  • 583 Central Research Institute “Cyclone” JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company Central Research Institute Cyclone)
  • 584 Alexeev’s Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau (also known as R. Ye. Alekseyev Central Design Bureau for Hydrofoil Ships)
  • 585 Central Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, FSUE (also known as Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics)
  • 586 Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant URALTRAC LLC (also known as LLC Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant Uraltrak)
  • 587 The Ilyenko ELARA Research and Production Complex, JSC (also known as Open Joint Stock Company Ilyenko Elara Research and Production Complex)
  • 588 Experimental Design Bureau “Electroautomatics” Named After P.A. Efimov JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company Experimental-Design Bureau Elektroavtomatika in the Name of P.A. Efimov)
  • 589 NPO “Echelon” (also known as Joint Stock Company “Echelon Union for Science and Development”)
  • 590 YANTAR Shipyard (also known as Yantar)
  • 591 Yaroslavl Radioworks (also known as Joint Stock Company Yaroslav Radio Factory)
  • 592 Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant, Public Joint Stock Company (also known as Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Factory)
  • 593 Aviaavtomatika Named After V. Tarasov JSC
  • 594 Vyatka Machinery Plant AVITEC JSC (also known as VMP AVITEC JSC and Joint Stock Company Vyatskoye Mashinostroitelnoye Predpriyatiye Avitek)
  • 595 Machine-Building Plant AGAT Gavrilov-Yam JSC (also known as Joint Stock Company Gavrilov Yam Machine Building Plant Agat, Agat and Gavrilov-Yaminskiy Machine-Building Plant, JSC)
  • 596 Agregat PJSC (also known as Public Joint Stock Company Agregat)
  • 597 Battery Company “Rigel” (also known as Joint Stock Company Battery Company Rigel)
  • 598 Izhevsky Motozavod “Axion-Holding” (also known as JSC Izhevsk Motozavod Axion-Holding)
  • 599 Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau JSC
  • 600 Northern Production Association “Arktika” JSC
  • 601 M.V. Frunze Arsenal Design Bureau Joint Stock Company
  • 602 ASCON JSC
  • 603 Aerospace Systems Design Bureau, JSC
  • 604 Baltex Ltd. (also known as Baltech LLC)
  • 605 Baltic Shipyard JSC
  • 606 Bank “Saint-Petersburg” Public JSC (also known as Bank St Petersburg PJSC)
  • 607 Barnaul Cartridge Plant, JSC
  • 608 BORISFEN JSC
  • 609 Bryansk Electromechanical Plant
  • 610 Limited Liability Company “Autonomous Systems”
  • 611 Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Innovations Development Agency of Ulyanovsk Region”
  • 612 Aerokon Limited Liability Company
  • 613 Unmanned Systems Group
  • 614 “Almaz-Antey” Air and Space Defence Corporation, JSC
  • 615 Research and Production Enterprise “Almaz” JSC
  • 616 Voluntary Society for Assisting Army, Air Force and Navy of Russia (also known as DOSAAF of Russia)
  • 617 Russian Helicopter Systems
  • 618 VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation (also known as Public Stock Company VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation)
  • 619 The Federal State Budgetary Institution “The Editorial and Publishing text-center ’Krasnaya Zvezda’” of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
  • 620 Editorial Office of the Newspaper “Krasnaya Zvezda”
  • 621 Krasnoe Znamya Plant (also known as PJSC Zavod “Krasnoe Znamya”)
  • 622 NPO “Luch” JSC
  • 623 All-Russian Research Institute of Radio-Engineering JSC
  • 624 Central Scientific Research Institute “Kurs” JSC
  • 625 Mari Machine Building Plant JSC
  • 626 Molot Arms Limited
  • 627 TULAMASHZAVOD JSC (also known as Tulamashzavod PA – Production Association, Tulamashzavod PA and Tulamashzavod Production Association)
  • 628 Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant

9 Schedule 2 to the Regulations is amended by replacing the references after the heading “SCHEDULE 2” with the following:

  • (Section 2.1, subsections 3.01(1) and (2), sections 3.02 and 3.04, subsections 8(1) and (2) and 9(1) and paragraph 9(2)(a))

10 Schedule 3 to the Regulations is amended by replacing the references after the heading “SCHEDULE 3” with the following:

  • (Section 2.1, subsections 3.01(1.1) and (2), section 3.04, subsections 8(1) and (2) and 9(1) and paragraph 9(2)(a))

17 The Regulations are amended by replacing “designated person” with “person” in the following provisions:

  • (a) paragraphs 3(a), (d) and (e);
  • (b) sections 3.01 and 3.02;
  • (c) paragraphs 4(a) and (f);
  • (d) the portion of section 6 before paragraph (a); and
  • (e) paragraph 7(1)(a).

Application Before Publication

18 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act , these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette .

Coming into Force

19 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

( This statement is not part of the Regulations .)

  • Individuals and entities, especially those related to Russia’s military-industrial complex and based in Russia and in third countries, continue to provide direct and indirect support to Russia to enable its illegal aggression toward Ukraine.
  • Russia has sought to import items from advanced economies to build military equipment for its illegal aggression against Ukraine. Amendments to prohibit the export of additional goods to Russia are required to close potential gaps and fulfill Canada’s commitment at the G7 to implement the Common High Priority Items List.
  • There is a risk that explosives, including detonators exported by Canada for use in civilian mining and construction sectors, could be repurposed for military use by Russia to attack Ukraine.
  • Certain individuals and entities located in third countries provide Russia with direct or indirect support to circumvent sanctions imposed by Canada. An amendment to the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations will strengthen Canada’s sanctions regime by providing the authority to list persons in third countries complicit in the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including persons that help Russia to evade or circumvent sanctions measures.

Following Russia’s illegal occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea in March 2014, the Government of Canada, in tandem with partners and allies, enacted sanctions through the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the Regulations) under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA). These sanctions impose dealings prohibitions (an effective asset freeze) on listed individuals and entities supporting or enabling Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty. Any person in Canada and Canadians outside Canada are thereby prohibited from dealing in the property of, entering into transactions with, providing services to, or otherwise making goods available to persons listed under Schedule 1, 2 or 3 of the Regulations.

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced “a special military operation” as Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine from Russian and Belarusian territory. Heavy fighting continues in eastern and southern Ukraine. As part of its military strategy, Russia continues to fire missiles and kamikaze drone attacks on essential civilian infrastructure. Experts, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Moscow Mechanism fact-finding missions, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine and the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, have concluded that Russia is committing serious human rights violations, war crimes, possible crimes against humanity, and conflict-related sexual violence. These studies have linked Russian external aggression with systematic repression and human rights abuses domestically. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Department, 30% of Ukrainian territory (approximately the size of Austria) has been mined by Russia, which has led to calls for greater restrictions on exports of explosives. As of December 2023, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has confirmed 10 000 civilians have been killed and 19 000 injured since February 24, 2022. Furthermore, 56 medical facilities and 223 educational facilities in Ukraine have been destroyed by Russia’s military since the invasion.

President Putin’s military invasion has been paired with significant malicious cyber operations and disinformation campaigns that falsely portray the West as the aggressor, and claim Ukraine is developing chemical, biological, radiological and/or nuclear weapons with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) support.

Continuing the unprecedented sanctions regime imposed by Canada and its partners against Russia is demonstrated by Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine and its efforts to circumvent these sanctions. In 2023, various reports emerged of Iranian and Russian officials discussing establishing alternative routes (such as the International North-South Transport Corridor) for the shipment of goods, including oil, as a way to evade sanctions. Both Russian and Iranian officials have openly stated their intention to evade sanctions using new transport corridors, including through the Caspian Sea. The officials have also taken concrete steps in that direction. On December 5, 2023, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Moscow and signed an agreement to counter “unilateral sanctions.”

International response

As the war continues, G7 members and their partners continue to demonstrate resolve in supporting Ukraine through diplomacy with the broader international community to encourage support for Ukraine and to counter false Russian narratives. President Zelensky’s 10-point peace formula has attracted interest and participation from over 80 countries, which have met three times in 2023, and once in 2024. Key votes in multilateral forums such as the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council (UNSC) have effectively isolated Russia. However, Russia consistently uses its position as a permanent member of the UNSC to block action on its war in Ukraine. Some countries have refrained from openly criticizing Russia or imposing penalties due to geopolitical considerations, commercial incentives, or simply fear of retaliation, with some also arguing the conflict is less of a priority for their regions.

The coalition of countries directly supporting Ukraine includes, but is not limited to, G7 and European countries. This group is working to support Ukraine across several areas, including energy security, nuclear safety, food security, humanitarian assistance, combatting Russian disinformation, sanctions and economic measures, asset seizure and forfeiture, military assistance, accountability, recovery, and reconstruction. During the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Vilnius in July 2023, NATO affirmed that Ukraine would be able to join the Alliance when conditions allow, and NATO Members agree. NATO Members also agreed to an upgraded Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) for Ukraine and established the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC). The G7 Multi-Agency Donor Coordination Platform was established in 2022. In 2023, G7 Leaders committed to implementing a complete ban (direct and indirect) on imports of Russian diamonds. The direct ban has been in place in all G7 member states since January 1, 2024.

Canada’s response

In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion, Canada has committed over $9.7 billion in financial, military, humanitarian, development, security and stabilization and immigration assistance. Canada remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s stability, security, and sovereignty as it resists Russia’s war of aggression. Canada supports the made-in-Ukraine 10-point peace formula, a formula that respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the UN Charter, and international law.

Since 2014, in coordination with its allies and partners, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 2 800 individuals and entities in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova who are complicit in the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The duration of sanctions by Canada and like-minded partners has been explicitly linked to the peaceful resolution of the conflict, and the respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea, as well as Ukraine’s territorial sea. In addition, Canada has implemented targeted restrictions against Russia and Belarus in financial, trade (goods and services), energy and transport sectors. Canada is also part of the Oil Price Cap Coalition, which limits the provision of maritime services to Russian crude oil and petroleum products above a price set by the coalition.

Common High Priority Items List

On June 25, 2022, Canada amended the Regulations to prohibit the export of certain advanced technologies and goods that could be used in the production and manufacturing of weapons by Russia. In 2023, Canada and G7 partners identified a number of Common High Priority Items used in Russian military systems that have been found on the battlefield in Ukraine or are critical to the development, production, or use of those Russian military systems to support effective sanctions compliance and efforts to address circumvention.

Export ban on explosive devices and detonators

Canada is concerned that beyond the Common High Priority List, explosives used in the mining and construction industries and regulated under the Explosives Act could be repurposed for military use to attack Ukraine should they be exported from Canada to Russia.

Amendment on third-country listings

The Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 , which entered into force on June 22, 2023, made amendments to the SEMA to provide the Governor in Council with the authority to list any person (individuals or entities) in that foreign state, a national of that foreign state who does not ordinarily reside in Canada “or a person outside Canada who is not Canadian.” Prior to this amendment, the authority was focused on persons (individual or entity) being based in the foreign country or possessing (currently or formerly) the nationality of the country of interest under the SEMA regulations.

  • (a) Impose further costs on Russia for its aggression and attack on Ukraine;
  • (b) Undermine Russia’s ability to support its military operations in Ukraine by preventing Russia from obtaining goods that can be repurposed for military use;
  • (c) Provide strategic support to Ukraine;
  • (d) Amend the Regulations to align with the authority under SEMA to list any person “outside Canada who is not Canadian,” allowing for the listing of third-country persons; and
  • (e) Align Canada’s measures with those taken by international partners.

Description

The amendments add 10 individuals and 153 entities to Schedule 1 of the Regulations who provide direct and indirect support to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine through various means. These persons include individuals and entities: working on agreements with Iran to evade sanctions (or are related to or associates of individuals undertaking such actions); providing logistical and material support to Russia’s oil sector; and/or providing material support to the Russian military, including insurance services, the supply of goods, and the production of technical components for missiles, drones, and other military technology.

Canada is adding to Schedule 7 of the Regulations explosives classified under Code 36 of the World Customs Organization Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). This includes explosives, including detonator devices and charges used in the mining and construction industries and regulated under the Explosives Act . This amendment prohibits persons in Canada and Canadians abroad from exporting these items to Russia or to any person in Russia.

  • 36 — Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

The amendments also prohibit persons in Canada and Canadians abroad from exporting certain goods that could be used in the production and manufacturing of weapons by Russia. This will be done by adding the following goods to Schedule 7 of the Regulations. The goods are classified under the World Customs Organization Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, as categorized by the Common High Priority List.

Tier III (A): Further electronic components used in Russian weapons systems, with a broader range of suppliers

  • 8471.50 — Processing units other than those of subheading 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units
  • 8529.10 — Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8524 to 8528; Antennas and antenna reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith
  • 8529.90 — Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8524 to 8528; other

Tier III (B): Mechanical and other components utilized in Russian weapons systems

  • 8482.10 — Ball bearings
  • 8482.20 — Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies
  • 8482.30 — Spherical roller bearings
  • 8482.50 — Other cylindrical roller bearings, including cage and roller assemblies
  • 9013.10 — Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or Section XVI
  • 9013.80 — Other optical devices, appliances and instruments
  • 9014.20 — Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses)
  • 9014.80 — Other navigational instruments and appliances

Tier IV: Manufacturing, production and quality testing equipment for electric components, circuit boards and modules

  • 8471.80 — Units for automatic data-processing machines (excluding processing units, input or output units and storage units)
  • 8486.10 — Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers
  • 8486.20 — Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits
  • 8486.40 — Machines and apparatus specified in note 11(C) to this chapter
  • 9027.50 — Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared)
  • 9030.20 — Oscilloscopes and oscillographs
  • 9030.32 — Multimeters with recording device
  • 9030.39 — Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or electrical power, with recording device
  • 9030.82 — Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices

Finally, the amendments align with the authority under SEMA to list any persons (individuals or entities) outside of Canada who are not Canadian, by removing the definition of “designated person” and changing in the Regulations the language related to “persons” as defined in the SEMA. These amendments strengthen Canada’s sanctions regime by allowing the listing of persons in third countries complicit in the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including persons that help Russia to evade or circumvent sanctions measures.

Regulatory development

Consultation.

Global Affairs Canada regularly engages with relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations, cultural communities, and other like-minded governments, regarding Canada’s approach to sanctions implementation.

With respect to the amendments targeting those individuals and entities, public consultation would not be appropriate, given the risk of asset flight.

Modern treaty obligations and Indigenous engagement and consultation

An initial assessment of the geographical scope of the Russia Regulations was conducted and did not identify any modern treaty obligations, as the Regulations do not take effect in a modern treaty area.

Instrument choice

Regulations are the sole method to enact sanctions in Canada. No other instrument could be considered.

Regulatory analysis

Benefits and costs.

The incremental cost to the Government of Canada to administer and enforce these additional prohibitions vis-à-vis the 2 800 persons already sanctioned is minimal. Sanctions targeting specific individuals and entities have less impact on Canadian businesses than traditional broad-based economic sanctions and have limited impact on the citizens of the country of the listed individuals and entities. It is likely that the newly listed individuals and entities have limited linkages with Canada and, therefore, do not have business dealings that are significant to the Canadian economy.

Canadian banks and financial institutions are required to comply with sanctions. They will do so by adding the newly listed individuals and entities to their existing monitoring systems, which may result in a compliance cost.

The cost to Canadian exporters of the trade prohibitions in the amendments is minimal. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and Canada’s broad sanctions in response, Canadian exports to Russia in general have dropped by over 80%. Exports to Russia of the products in the amendments dropped from $9.2 million in 2021 to $1.8 million in 2022 and $60,000 in 2023. According to 2023 data, only one HS category still showed some values for exports to Russia: HS 9027.50 — Instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (Ultra Violet, visible, Infrared). There is no record of recent exports to Russia of any other good in the amendments.

Small business lens

With respect to the persons being listed under the Regulations, analysis under the small business lens concluded that the regulatory amendments will not impact Canadian small businesses. The amendments do not impose any new compliance or administrative burden on small businesses in Canada. The amendments prohibit Canadian businesses from dealing with, providing services to, or otherwise making goods available to listed persons, but do not create obligations related to them. While Canadian businesses may seek permits under the Regulations, they are granted on an exceptional basis. Global Affairs Canada does not anticipate any applications resulting from listing these persons, or including the additional goods in the export ban, given the minimal level of trade with Russia.

One-for-one rule

The one-for-one rule does not apply as there is no incremental change in the administrative burden on business. The permitting process for businesses meets the definition of “administrative burden” in the Red Tape Reduction Act ; however, while permits may be granted under the Regulations, on an exceptional basis, given the minimal level of trade with Russia, Global Affairs Canada does not anticipate any permit applications with respect to the amendments.

Regulatory cooperation and alignment

While the amendments are not related to a work plan or commitment under a formal regulatory cooperation forum, they align with actions taken by Canada’s allies. Sanctions are most effective when they are applied in a coordinated manner.

Strategic environmental assessment

The Regulations are unlikely to result in important environmental effects. In accordance with the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals , a preliminary scan concluded that a strategic environmental assessment is not required.

Gender-based analysis plus (GBA+)

The subject of economic sanctions has previously been assessed for effects on gender and diversity. Although intended to facilitate a change in behaviour through economic pressure on individuals and entities in foreign states, sanctions under the SEMA can nevertheless have an unintended impact on certain vulnerable groups and individuals. Rather than affecting Russia as a whole, these targeted sanctions impact individuals believed to be engaged in activities that directly or indirectly support, provide funding for or contribute to a violation of the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. Therefore, these sanctions are unlikely to have a significant impact on vulnerable groups as compared to traditional broad-based economic sanctions directed toward a state.

Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards

The amendments come into force on the day on which they are registered.

Consequential to being listed in the Regulations, and pursuant to the application of paragraph 35.1(b) of the  Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , the listed individuals would be inadmissible to Canada.

The names of the listed individuals and entities will be available online for financial institutions to review and will be added to the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List. This will help to facilitate compliance with the Regulations.

G7 states continue to enforce an export ban on various goods to Russia, including specific technologies, arms and related materials, and luxury goods. Global Affairs Canada collaborates with the Canada Border Services Agency for effective enforcement, activating a border lookout when a new prohibition is implemented, as they possess the essential on-the-ground expertise for enforcement.

Under SEMA, both Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency officers have the power to enforce sanctions violations through their authorities as defined under the Customs Act , the Excise Act or the Excise Act, 2001 , and sections 487 to 490, 491.1 and 491.2 of the Criminal Code .

In accordance with section 8 of the SEMA, every person who knowingly contravenes or fails to comply with the Regulations is liable, upon summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both; or, upon conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years.

The Department’s Trade Commissioner Service, abroad and in Canada, continues to assist clients in understanding Canadian sanctions regulations, and notably the impact of the regulations on any activities in which Canadians may be engaged. The Department is also increasing outreach efforts across Canada — including to engage with businesses, universities, and provincial/territorial governments — to enhance national awareness of and compliance with Canadian sanctions.

Andreas Weichert Director Eastern Europe and Eurasia Relations Division Global Affairs Canada 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Telephone: 613‑203‑3603 Email: [email protected]

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Russia - level 4: do not travel.

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 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. citizens in Russia , and the possibility of  terrorism .  U.S. citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately.  Exercise increased caution due to  the risk of wrongful detentions.

The U.S. government’s ability to provide routine or emergency services to U.S. citizens in Russia is severely limited, particularly in areas far from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, due to Russian government limitations on travel for embassy personnel and staffing, and the ongoing suspension of operations, including consular services, at U.S. consulates.

There have been numerous reports of drone attacks, explosions, and fires in areas in Western and Southern Russia, particularly near the Russian border with Ukraine, as well as in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the event of an emergency, U.S. citizens should follow instructions from local authorities and seek shelter immediately.

In September 2022, the Russian government mobilized citizens to the armed forces in support of its invasion of Ukraine. Russia may refuse to acknowledge dual nationals’ U.S. citizenship, deny their access to U.S. consular assistance, subject them to mobilization, prevent their departure from Russia, and/or conscript them. 

U.S. citizens should note that U.S. credit and debit cards no longer work in Russia, and options to electronically transfer funds from the United States are extremely limited due to sanctions imposed on Russian banks. There are reports of cash shortages within Russia.

Commercial flight options are extremely limited and are often unavailable on short notice. If you wish to depart Russia, you should make independent arrangements as soon as possible. The U.S. Embassy has severe limitations on its ability to assist U.S. citizens to depart the country and transportation options may suddenly become even more limited. Click  here  for Information for U.S. Citizens Seeking to Depart Russia.

U.S. Embassy personnel are generally not permitted to travel on Russian air carriers due to safety concerns.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded the air safety rating for Russia from Category 1 to Category 2 on April 21, 2022, due to Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport noncompliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) prohibiting U.S. aviation operations into, out of, within, or over those areas of the Moscow Flight Information Region (FIR), the Samara FIR (UWWW) and the Rostov-na-Donu (URRV) FIR within 160NM of the boundaries of the Dnipro (UKDV) Flight Information Regions. For more information, U.S. citizens should consult the  Federal Aviation Administration’s Prohibitions, Restrictions, and Notices .

The right of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression are not consistently protected in Russia. U.S. citizens should avoid all political or social protests and not photograph security personnel at these events. Russian authorities have arrested U.S. citizens who have participated in demonstrations and there are numerous reports Russian nationals have been detained for social media activity. 

Country Summary:

U.S. citizens, including former and current U.S. government and military personnel and private citizens engaged in business who are visiting or residing in Russia, have been interrogated without cause and threatened by Russian officials, and may become victims of harassment, mistreatment, and extortion. 

Russian security services may fail to notify the U.S. Embassy of the detention of a U.S. citizen and unreasonably delay U.S. consular assistance. Russian security services are increasing the arbitrary enforcement of local laws to target foreign and international organizations they consider “undesirable.”

Russian security services have arrested U.S. citizens on spurious charges, singled out U.S. citizens in Russia for detention and harassment, denied them fair and transparent treatment, and convicted them in secret trials or without presenting credible evidence. Furthermore, Russian authorities arbitrarily enforce local laws against U.S. citizen religious workers and have opened questionable criminal investigations against U.S. citizens engaged in religious activity. U.S. citizens should avoid travel to Russia to perform work for or volunteer with non-governmental organizations or religious organizations.

There have been multiple security incidents in southwestern Russia related to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. The Russian government declared martial law in Russia’s regions bordering Ukraine (Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov, Krasnodar) on October 20, 2022. The martial law regime allows the rapid introduction of restrictive measures such as curfew, seizure of private property, restriction of entry/exit and freedom of movement, internment of foreigners, forced relocation of local residents, and restrictions on public gatherings. U.S. citizens should avoid all travel to these areas.

Recent legislation has expanded the ability of Russian authorities to detain, question, and arrest individuals suspected of acting against Russia’s interests, including posts on personal social media accounts, engaging with foreign and international entities, discrediting the Russian state or military, as well as advocating for the rights of LGBTQI+ persons.

Terrorist groups, both transnational and local terrorist organizations, and individuals inspired by extremist ideology continue plotting possible attacks in Russia. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs and systems, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas. Travel to the North Caucasus (including Chechnya and Mt. Elbrus) is prohibited for U.S. government employees and strongly discouraged for U.S. citizens.

The international community, including the United States and Ukraine, does not recognize Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea as well as four other Ukrainian oblasts – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya – that Russia has purported to annex more recently. There is extensive Russian Federation military presence in these areas. Russia staged its further invasion of Ukraine, in part, from occupied Crimea, and Russia is likely to take further military actions in Crimea, and the four other Ukrainian oblasts are the subject of intensive fighting. There are continuing abuses against foreigners and the local population by the occupation authorities in these regions, particularly against those who are seen as challenging Russia’s authority.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv continues to provide consular services to U.S. citizens in Crimea as well as four other Ukrainian oblasts partially occupied by Russia – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya, although the ongoing conflict severely restricts the Embassy’s ability to provide services in these areas.

Read the  country information page  for additional information on travel to Russia.

If you decide to travel to Russia:

  • Familiarize yourself with the information on  what the U.S. government can and cannot do to assist you in a crisis overseas .
  • Have a contingency plan in place that does not rely on U.S. government assistance. Review the  Traveler’s Checklist .
  • Monitor local and international media for breaking events and adjust your contingency plans based on the new information.
  • Ensure travel documents are valid and easily accessible.
  • Visit our website for  Travel to High-Risk Areas .
  • Enroll in the  Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)  to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
  • Follow the Department of State on  Facebook  and  Twitter .
  • Review the  Country Security Report  for Russia.
  • Visit the CDC page for the latest  Travel Health Information  related to your travel.

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U.S. Embassy Moscow Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8 Moscow 121099 Russian Federation Telephone:  +(7) (495) 728-5000 or +(7) (495) 728-5577 Emergency After-Hours Telephone:  +(7) (495) 728-5000 Fax:  +(7) (495) 728-5084 Email:   [email protected]

U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok 32 Ulitsa Pushkinskaya Vladivostok 690001 Russian Federation

Consular services at U.S. Consulate General Vladivostok remain suspended.  Contact Embassy Moscow for all consular services.

U.S. Consulate General Yekaterinburg Ulitsa Gogolya 15a, 4th floor, Yekaterinburg 620151 Russian Federation

Effective April 1, 2021, Consulate General Yekaterinburg suspended all consular services.  Contact Embassy Moscow for all consular services.

U.S. Consulate General St. Petersburg

Due to the Russian government’s ordered closure of the U.S. Consulate General, as of March 31, 2018, U.S. citizen visitors and residents in St. Petersburg must contact the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for all consular services .

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Entry, Exit and Visa Requirements

Russian authorities strictly enforce all visa and immigration laws. The Embassy of the Russian Federation website provides the most up to date information regarding visa regulations and requirements. In accordance with Russia’s Entry-Exit Law, Russian authorities may deny entry or reentry into Russia for 5 years or more and cancel the visas of foreigners who have committed two administrative violations within the past three years. Activities that are not specifically covered by the traveler’s visa may result in an administrative violation and deportation.

Under a bilateral agreement signed in 2012, qualified U.S. applicants for humanitarian, private, tourist, and business visas may request and receive multiple-entry visas with a validity of three years or a single entry, three-month validity visa. ( Please note that other types of visas are not part of the agreement and those visa holders should pay close attention to the terms of their visas.) You cannot enter Russia prior to the date on your visa, and you must exit Russia before your visa expires . The maximum period of stay is shown on the visa.

  • You must have a current U.S. passport with the appropriate visa . Russian visas in an expired or canceled passport are not valid.
  • You must obtain a valid visa for your specific purpose of travel before arriving in Russia, unless you are arriving as a cruise ship passenger (see below information for passengers of cruise ships and ferries). Do not attempt to enter Russia before the date shown on your visa. If you are staying in Russia for more than 7 days, you must register your visa and migration card with the General Administration for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
  • Cruise ship passengers in St. Petersburg should seek assistance from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for all emergency and passport services. 
  • Cruise ship passengers should be aware that loss or theft of a passport and/or migration card could result in the inability to obtain lodging. Hotels and hostels may not allow guests to check in without a passport, a migration card, or Russian visa.
  • We recommend U.S. citizens obtain a Russian visa before traveling to Russia, in case of an emergency while in the country, such as unexpected medical issues or if you are not able to return on the cruise ship for any reason.
  • Students and English teachers should be certain that their activities are in strict keeping with their visa type. Students must not teach or coach English, whether compensated or not, while traveling on a student visa as it is considered a visa violation and may subject you to detention and deportation. 
  • With the exceptions noted below, travelers will are not required to have a transit visa if they are transiting through an international airport in Russia, do not leave the Customs zone, and depart from the same airport within 24 hours.  
  • Travelers must have a Russian transit visa if they plan to transit through Russia by land en route to a third country or if they transfer to another airport.
  • Travelers must possess a Russian transit visa in addition to a Belarusian visa if their travel route either to or from Belarus goes through Russia.

Dual Nationals: Anyone entering Russia who has claim to Russian citizenship, regardless of any other citizenship held, is fully accountable to the Russian authorities for all obligations of a Russian citizen, including the required military service.

  • U.S.-Russian dual nationals and Russian citizens who are Legal Permanent residents of the United States must register their dual nationality/foreign residency. Registration forms and further information (in Russian only) can be found on the website of the General Administration for Migration Issues of the Interior Ministry of Russia.
  • U.S.-Russian dual nationals must both enter and exit on a Russian passport. You will not be permitted to depart on an expired passport. Applying for a passport can take several months. 
  • U.S.-Russian dual nationals who return to Russia on a “Repatriation Certificate” are only permitted to enter Russia and will not be permitted to depart Russia until they obtain a valid Russian passport.
  • Minors who also have Russian citizenship and are traveling alone or in the company of adults who are not their parents, must carry a Russian passport as well as their parents’ notarized consent for the trip, which can be obtained at a Russian embassy or consulate, or a U.S. notary public. A consent obtained in the United States from a U.S. notary public must be apostilled, translated into Russian, and properly affixed. Authorities will prevent such minors from entering or leaving Russia if they cannot present this consent.

Crimea: Follow the guidance in the Travel Advisory for Ukraine and do not travel to the Crimean Peninsula. 

Documentary Requirements for obtaining a Russian visa: Consult with the Embassy of the Russian Federation for detailed explanations of documentary requirements.

HIV/AIDS Entry Restrictions: Some HIV/AIDS entry restrictions exist for visitors to and foreign residents of Russia. Applicants for longer-term tourist and work visas or residence permits are required to undergo an HIV/AIDS test.

Find information on dual nationality , prevention of international child abduction and customs regulations  on our websites.

Safety and Security

Terrorism: Terrorist groups, transnational and local terrorist organizations, and lone actors inspired by extremist ideology and messaging continue plotting possible attacks in Russia. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas

  • Moscow and St. Petersburg have been the targets of terrorist attacks, and bomb threats against public venues are common. If you are at a location that receives a bomb threat, follow all instructions from the local police and security services.

North Caucasus Region: A risk of civil and political unrest continues throughout the North Caucasus region including Chechnya, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Stavropol, Karachayevo-Cherkessiya, and Kabardino-Balkariya. Local criminal gangs have kidnapped foreigners, including U.S. citizens, for ransom. In the Republic of Chechnya, local authorities may harbor particular hostility towards U.S. travelers.

  • Do not travel to Chechnya or any other areas in the North Caucasus region.
  • If you reside in these areas, depart immediately.
  • U.S. government travel to the region is prohibited, due to ongoing security concerns.
  • The U.S. Government has no ability to assist U.S. citizens in the North Caucasus Region.

Mt. Elbrus:

  • Do not attempt to climb Mt. Elbrus, as individuals must pass close to volatile and insecure areas of the North Caucasus region.
  • Do not travel to this Russian occupied territory of Ukraine.
  • The U.S. government is unable to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Crimea. Contact the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for questions regarding consular services.
  • U.S. government officials are prohibited from traveling to Crimea. See the Departments Travel Advisory for Ukraine .

Harassment:  Harassment of U.S.-based religious and student groups can take place in Russia, and you should be aware of the possibility of anti-U.S. sentiment or harassment. U.S. citizens, including current and former U.S. government and military personnel, maybe subject to additional scrutiny by Russian security services. Remain alert, avoid any protests or demonstrations, and use discretion when commenting publicly on political developments. You can find safety and security  Alerts on the Embassy’s website .

  • Police do not need to show probable cause in order to stop, question, or detain individuals. Please comply with the requests of local law enforcement officials.
  • Report harassment or crimes to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow or the nearest U.S. Consulate General.

Demonstrations:

  • Avoid public demonstrations. U.S. citizens who have participated in demonstrations have been arrested by the Russian authorities.

Crime: Crimes against tourists do occur at popular tourist sites and on public transportation. U.S. citizens have been victims of serious crimes when visiting Russia. Russian authorities are not always willing to impartially and thoroughly investigate crimes.

  • Be cautious and aware of your surroundings.
  • Exercise caution in the vicinity of large crowds.
  • Do not leave bags unattended. 
  • Never leave your drink unattended in a bar or club. Alcohol was a significant factor in most criminal activity reported by foreign visitors.
  • Report Credit card or ATM card theft to the credit card company or issuing bank immediately.
  • Avoid carrying large sums of cash . 

Cybercrime: Cybercrime is a significant problem across Russia. Russian hackers and traditional organized crime structures continue to work together, raising threats to the financial sector. The risk of infection, compromise, and theft via malware, spam e-mail, sophisticated spear phishing, and social engineering attacks is significant. U.S. citizens and companies should remain vigilant against cyber threats and actively use cyber security measures to mitigate risks.

U.S. citizens have no reasonable expectation of privacy in Russia. Telephone and electronic communications are subject to surveillance at any time and without advisory, which may compromise sensitive information. The Russian System for Operational-Investigative Activities (SORM) legally permits authorities to monitor and record all data that traverses Russia’s networks.

See the Department of State and the FBI pages for additional information on scams.

Victims of Crime : U.S. citizen victims of sexual assault are encouraged to contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate for assistance. Report crimes to the local police at 02 or 102, or 112 if using a mobile phone, and the U.S. Embassy at +7 495 728-5000..

Remember that local authorities are responsible for investigating and prosecuting the crime. United States law enforcement agencies do not have jurisdiction to investigate crimes against U.S. citizens that occur on Russian territory.

See our webpage on help for U.S. victims of crime overseas .

  • Help you find appropriate medical care
  • Assist you in reporting a crime to the police
  • Contact relatives or friends with your written consent
  • Provide general information regarding the victim’s role during the local investigation and following its conclusion
  • Provide a list of local attorneys
  • Provide our information on victim’s compensation programs in the U.S.
  • Provide an emergency loan for repatriation to the United States and/or limited medical
  • Support in cases of destitution
  • Help you find accommodation and arrange flights home
  • Replace a stolen or lost passport.

Domestic Violence: U.S. citizen victims of domestic violence are encouraged to contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate General for assistance.

Tourism:  The tourism industry is unevenly regulated, and safety inspections for equipment and facilities do not commonly occur. Hazardous areas/activities are not always identified with appropriate signage, and staff may not be trained or certified either by the host government or by recognized authorities in the field. In the event of an injury, appropriate medical treatment is typically available only in/near major cities. First responders are generally unable to access areas outside of major cities and to provide urgent medical treatment. U.S. citizens are encouraged to purchase medical evacuation insurance . 

Local Laws & Special Circumstances

Arrest Notification: Russia routinely fails to meet its obligation to inform the U.S. Embassy of arrests of U.S. citizens. If you are detained, ask the police or prison officials to notify the U.S. Embassy or Consulate immediately. Your U.S. passport does not protect you from arrest or prosecution. See our webpage for further information.

Criminal Penalties: You are subject to all Russian laws. If you violate these laws, even unknowingly, you may be arrested, fined, imprisoned, or expelled and may be banned from re-entering Russia. 

Some crimes committed outside the United States are prosecutable in the United States, regardless of local law. For examples, see crimes against minors abroad and the Department of Justice  website.

  • You can be arrested, detained, fined, deported and banned for 5 years or more if you are found to have violated Russian immigration law.
  • Penalties for possessing, using, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Russia are severe. Convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines.
  • You can be detained for not carrying your passport with you.
  • You can be jailed immediately for driving under the influence of alcohol.
  • It is illegal to pay for goods and services in U.S. dollars, except at authorized retail establishments.
  • You can be arrested for attempting to leave the country with antiques, even if they were legally purchased from licensed vendors. Cultural value items like artwork, icons, samovars, rugs, military medals and antiques, must have certificates indicating they do not have historical or cultural value. You may obtain certificates from the Russian Ministry of Culture . 
  • Retain all receipts for high-value items, including caviar.
  • You must have advance approval to bring in satellite telephones.
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) and other radio electronic devices, and their use, are subject to special rules and regulations in Russia. Contact the Russian Customs Service for required permissions.

Counterfeit and Pirated Goods: Although counterfeit and pirated goods are prevalent in many countries, they may still be illegal according to local laws. You may also pay fines or have to give them up if you bring them back to the United States. See the U.S. Department of Justice website for more information.

Faith-Based Travelers: Russian authorities have detained, fined, and in some cases deported travelers for engaging in religious activities. Russian officials have stated that Russia recognizes four historic religions: Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism. The Russian government places restrictions on missionary activity and defines it broadly – travelers engaging in certain types of religious work may risk harassment, detention, fines, or deportation for administrative violations if they do not have proper authorization from a registered religious group. Russian law criminalizes proselytizing outside of a registered house of worship. The Russian government has detained U.S. citizens for religious activities that they contend are not permitted under a tourist or humanitarian visa. See the  Department of State’s International Religious Freedom Report .

LGBTI Travelers: Russian law bans providing "the propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" to minors. Foreign citizens face fines, up to 15 days in jail, and deportation. The law is vague as to what Russia considers propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations.

  • Discrimination based on sexual orientation is widespread in Russia. Acts of violence and harassment targeting LGBTI individuals occur.
  • Government officials have made derogatory comments about LGBTI persons and violence against the LGBTI community has increased.
  • There have been credible reports of arrest, torture, and extrajudicial killing of LGBTI persons in Chechnya allegedly conducted by Chechen regional authorities.

See our LGBTI Travel Information page and section 6 of our Human Rights report for further details.

Travelers Who Require Accessibility Assistance: Getting around in Russia is often difficult for persons with mobility issues. In general, public transportation is not accommodating to people with disabilities. The Moscow Metro, though extremely safe and efficient in other areas, is generally not accessible to persons with disabilities.

  • Sidewalks are narrow and uneven.
  • Mobility is usually easier in major cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.
  • Crossing streets in large cities can be difficult, since it usually requires the use of a pedestrian underpass, which includes stairs, steep ramps, and no elevators.

Students: See our Students Abroad page and FBI travel tips .

Women Travelers: See our travel tips for Women Travelers .

Private medical care in major metropolitan cities and tourism centers in Russia is often equal to Western standards. However, medical care is generally below Western standards in non-metropolitan areas.

  • Private medical facilities require payment by cash or credit card before providing services (unless they are life threatening), and are unlikely to accept proof of U.S. insurance as guarantee of future payment. Payment is expected at the time of service .
  • The Embassy does not pay the medical bills of private U.S. citizens.
  • U.S. Medicare does not provide coverage outside the United States without the purchase of supplemental coverage.  
  • Make sure your health insurance plan provides coverage overseas. Most care providers overseas only accept cash payments. See our webpage for more information on insurance coverage.
  • Elderly travelers and those with existing health problems are particularly at risk.

Prescription Medication:

  • Certain classes of over-the-counter cold medicines, such as those containing pseudoephedrine, are illegal in Russia. We recommend against bringing cold medication with you to Russia.
  • Carry a copy of valid U.S. prescriptions, including a notarized translation into Russian of each prescription, when entering Russia with prescription medications. 
  • Prescription medication should be in its original packaging.

Medical Insurance: Make sure your health insurance plan provides coverage overseas. We strongly recommend supplemental insurance to cover medical evacuation.

Vaccinations: Be up-to-date on all vaccinations recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Further health information:

  • World Health Organization
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Travel and Transportation

Road Conditions and Safety: Road conditions and driver safety customs differ significantly from those in the United States. In some more remote areas of Russia, roads are practically nonexistent or have poor or nonexistent shoulders.

  • Drivers are required by law to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and this is generally observed. It is dangerous to cross where there is not a crosswalk present.
  • Do not drive outside the major cities at night.
  • Construction sites and road hazards are often unmarked. 

Traffic Laws : Russian authorities have been known to consider traffic or parking infractions as “administrative violations” that provide a sufficient basis for deportation and/or denial of entry back to Russia at a later date.

  • Drivers must carry third-party liability insurance under a policy valid in Russia.
  • You may drive for 60 days using your U.S. driver’s license, with a notarized Russian translation.
  • Tourists may also use International Driving Permits issued by the American Automobile Association or the American Automobile Touring Alliance to drive in Russia.
  • Russian law requires foreigners on business or employment visas or with permanent residence status to have a Russian driver's license.
  • Driving regulations are strictly enforced and violators are subject to severe legal penalties.
  • Russia practices a zero-tolerance policy for driving under the influence of alcohol. Authorities can detain an intoxicated driver and your driver’s license can be suspended up to two years.
  • If you are involved in an accident, do not move your vehicle from the accident site. You may be held liable if you move your car even if you are not at fault.
  • Roadside police checkpoints are commonplace. Be prepared to stop and show identity documents and proof of registration and insurance.

Public Transportation:

  • Moscow and St. Petersburg have extensive, efficient public transit systems, as do many other urban areas in Russia.
  • In metropolitan areas, well-marked taxis are generally safe and reliable Do not use unmarked taxis. Passengers have been the victims of robbery, kidnapping, extortion and theft.

See our Road Safety page for more information.

AVIATION SAFETY OVERSIGHT: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has assessed that the Government of Russia's Civil Aviation Authority is not in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aviation safety standards for oversight of Russia's air carrier operations. Further information may be found on the FAA's safety assessment page.

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Last update: 03/13/2024

Russia has restricted travel from many international countries, but  citizens and residents of the UK, Tanzania, Turkey, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Maldives, Egypt, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Cuba, Serbia, Japan, Seychelles, Ethiopia, Vietnam, India, Qatar, Finland, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Greece, Singapore, Venezuela, Germany, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Iceland, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Morocco, Croatia, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Jordan, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, the USA, Albania, France, the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Bahrain, and Moldova are allowed to enter Russia right now .

Can I travel to Russia now?

International travelers must present a medical certificate for a negative PCR test result that was obtained within three days before arrival in Russia. They must also complete this form and have travel medical insurance for the duration of their stay in Russia.

Travelers who arrive from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan must present their negative PCR test results via the COVID-19 Free Travel app.

Russian citizens must complete this form before departure and then 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. Russian citizens do not have to undergo testing if they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months.

Can I travel to Russia right now?

You can travel to Russia from many countries right now. Below is a map of all the countries that can visit Russia at the moment.

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  • Countries allowed to travel to Russia

Travelers from these countries can enter Russia with restrictions

Russia travel ban is in place for these countries.

Only Russian citizens, Russian residents, family members of Russian citizens, diplomats, and certain other exceptions may enter Russia from these countries. You can find a full list of categories of foreign nationals who can enter Russia here .

Russia COVID-19 travel restrictions and entry requirements

Russia’s entry requirements for international travelers are rather straightforward.

Foreign travelers must present a medical certificate for a negative PCR test result that was obtained within three days before arrival in Russia. The test certificate should be in either Russian or English.

Travelers from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan must present their negative PCR test results via the COVID-19 Free Travel app.

International travelers must also complete this form and have travel medical insurance that covers them for the duration of their stay in Russia. Travelers from the UK must self-isolate for 14 days from their arrival in Russia.

Russia reopening borders to international tourists

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. However, Russian citizens do not have to undergo testing if they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months.

COVID-19 vaccine to travel to Russia

Russian citizens who have been vaccinated in the last 12 months or who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from getting tested on arrival in Russia.

Is PCR testing mandatory to travel to Russia?

All travelers must take a PCR test in order to enter Russia.

International travelers must present a medical certificate for a negative PCR test result that was obtained within 3 days before arrival in Russia. The certificate should be in English or Russian, and the validity of the test certificate is calculated starting from the date the sample was collected.

The certificate must have the traveler’s name and date of birth, the exact date and time the sample was collected, the test that was used (PCR), the result (negative), and the name and seal of the issuing organization.

If the certificate cannot be submitted in English or Russian, a certificate in the official language of the country where the sample was collected is acceptable if it is accompanied by a Russian translation that has been certified by a consular official of the Russian Federation. Travelers will not be allowed to board their flights without a medical certificate.

Check where to get a quick PCR test for travel near you

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Unvaccinated Russian citizens must get tested within 3 calendar days of arrival in Russia and quarantine until they receive a negative result.

Is there a mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Russia?

There is a mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Russia for unvaccinated Russian citizens, who must take a PCR test within 3 calendar days of their arrival in Russia and quarantine until they receive a negative result.

Is Russia open for travel?

Travel insurance with COVID-19 coverage to visit Russia

All international travelers must have travel medical insurance that covers them for the duration of their stay in Russia .

The insurance policy must indicate the geographical area of coverage (either worldwide, Russian Federation, or Europe, which includes Russia) and contain the date, stamp, and signature of the insurer; the policy number; the insured person’s full name; the address and contact details of the insurer; and the list of medical services and medical transport including repatriation.

The recommended minimum coverage is $35,000. Travelers can select their own insurance company. More information on insurance requirements is available here .

Is Russia open to tourists?

A great option for travel medical insurance with COVID-19 coverage is Heymondo. Their policies include well over $35,000 worth of medical coverage since the most basic plan provides $250,000 worth of medical coverage. Their policies also include medical transport and repatriation, so Heymondo easily meets Russia’s insurance requirements.

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Other travel restrictions for Russia during COVID-19

Russia has a few other travel restrictions in place:

  • All travelers must complete this form .
  • Travelers from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan must download the COVID-19 Free Travel app .
  • Russian citizens must complete this form before departure.
  • All travelers will undergo health screenings that include temperature checks on arrival in Russia.
  • Face masks are required in all public areas.
  • Travelers must follow social distancing guidelines of 1.5 to 2 meters .
  • You may need a tourist visa to visit Russia . Check if you need one below.

What’s open in Russia

Many businesses in Russia are open, although different regions may have different restrictions, so be sure to check what the restrictions are for the region where you are staying. Many hotels, attractions, restaurants, and airports are open.

Hotels that are open in Russia

Many hotels and accommodations are open in Russia, so you should be able to find a great place to stay if you visit right now. If you’re looking for accommodation, these are the ones where we recommend staying:

  • Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
  • Four Seasons Hotel Moscow
  • Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel
  • Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
  • Lotte Hotel St. Petersburg
  • Helvetia Hotel St. Petersburg

Guests should wear masks and gloves in all public areas and abide by social distancing guidelines.

Attractions that are open and tours that are operating in Russia

Many attractions, such as museums, are open and tours are operating. These are some of our favorite things you can currently do in Russia:

  • Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square
  • 2-Hour Private Kremlin Tour
  • 5-Hour Luxury River Cruise with Dining Option in Moscow
  • Moscow: Small Group Metro Tour
  • Petersburg: Hermitage Museum Guided Tour
  • Petersburg: Swan Lake Ballet Admission Ticket
  • Petersburg: Raising Drawbridges Night Boat Tour

Visitors must wear masks and gloves. They should keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters away from others.

More information on attraction regulations is available here .

Restaurants that are open in Russia

Want to try borscht, blini, or pirozhki?  Many restaurants in Russia are currently open  for diners to eat delicious Russian food. However, certain regions may have imposed curfews for restaurant opening hours, so be sure to check the regulation for the region you are in.

Countries allowed to travel to Russia

Customers should wear masks and gloves, except when they are eating and drinking, and keep at least 1.5 meters away from others.

More details on restaurant regulations can be found here .

Airports that are open in Russia

Russia’s three largest international airports, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo, all of which are located in Moscow, are open.

Travelers must wear masks and keep a 1.5- to 2-meter distance away from others. On arrival in Russia, travelers will undergo health screenings that include temperature checks.

Where to get a PCR test in Russia – COVID-19 testing in Russia

Your country may require you to take a PCR test in order to fly back home. If you need to get a PCR test in Russia, you can find information on testing here (in Russian) and here (in English).

Russia reopening its borders to tourists – F.A.Q.

Check out these FAQs related to Russia reopening for tourists  and let us know if you have any other questions in the comments below.

Yes, you can currently travel to Russia if you are entering from the UK, Tanzania, Turkey, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Maldives, Egypt, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Cuba, Serbia, Japan, Seychelles, Ethiopia, Vietnam, India, Qatar, Finland, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Greece, Singapore, Venezuela, Germany, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Iceland, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Morocco, Croatia, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Jordan, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, the USA, Albania, France, the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Bahrain, or Moldova.

Is it safe to travel to Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic?

There are currently 550,000+ active cases and 180,000+ deaths due to COVID-19 in Russia as of today. The CDC classifies travel to Russia as “Level 3 – High Risk.” If you have a pre-existing condition or any health condition that could increase your chances of serious illness, do not travel to Russia. Additionally, if you are unvaccinated, you should reconsider traveling to Russia.

Is there a travel ban in Russia?

Yes, travelers from countries that are not on this list cannot enter Russia other than for these exceptions .

Is quarantine required to visit Russia?

Yes, unvaccinated Russian citizens must quarantine until they receive a negative result from the PCR test they must take within 3 days of arriving in Russia.

Do you need a PCR COVID-19 test to travel to Russia?

Yes, all international travelers must have a medical certificate for a negative PCR test result that was obtained within 3 days before arrival in Russia.

Is there a curfew in place?

No, there is currently no curfew in Russia.

Are there restrictions on intercity or interregional travel?

Yes, some regions may require tourists to show proof of vaccination. Generally, only vaccines that are registered in the Russian Federation (not Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson) are considered acceptable.

Are hotels open in Russia?

Yes, many hotels in Russia are open.

Are airports open in Russia?

Yes, Russia’s three largest airports, all located in Moscow, are open.

Are restaurants open in Russia?

Yes, many restaurants in Russia are open.

Are attractions open and tours operating in Russia?

Yes, many attractions are open and tours are operating.

Is Russia open to American tourists?

Yes, American tourists can currently travel to Russia.

Is Russia open to Canadian tourists?

No, Canadians cannot currently enter Russia for tourism.

We will update this guide on Russia reopening to tourism with any new developments. If you need more information on travel to Russia, you can check these official sources:

  • US Embassy Updates on COVID-19 in Russia
  • CDC Travel Recommendations for Russia
  • General Russia Travel Advisory
  • Aeroflot COVID-19 Information in English
  • Information for Visitors to Russia from Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism in English
  • Form for Russian Citizens to Register Before Travel
  • Labs for PCR Testing in Russian

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Russia's economy is projected to grow 2.6 per cent this year, according to the imf.

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As Vladimir Putin spoke to a crowd in early February attending the "Everything for Victory" forum in Tula, a city 180 kilometres south of Moscow, he joked that he wanted to give the sanction-imposing West a "well-known gesture," but wouldn't because there were "a lot of girls" in the audience, and implied it would be rude. 

Instead, the Russian president boasted about the country's economy, and its ability to ramp up its military industrial complex, in the face of unprecedented sanctions. 

"They predicted a recession, failure, collapse," he told the crowd, which included factory employees, on Feb. 2.

"The entire economy has demonstrated resilience." 

Putin doesn't need to campaign on the strength of Russia's finances — he's slated to be re-elected  next week for his fifth term as president, because his serious challengers have been barred or prevented from running.

But he has happily pointed out that Russia's economy is expected to grow 2.6 per cent this year , outpacing the G7, according to the International Monetary Fund. 

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Ukrainian officer explains how Russia gets around sanctions

Over the past two years, Russia's government has managed to steer through sanctions and limit inflation, while investing nearly a third of its budget in defence spending . 

It's also been able to increase trade with China and sell its oil to new markets, in part by using  a shadow fleet of tankers to skirt a price cap that Western countries had hoped would reduce the country's war chest. 

"I think for the next 12 to 18 months, [Putin] has enough resources ... to continue to fulfil his war machine," said Alexandra Prokopenko, a former adviser with Russia's Central Bank.

Alexandra Prokopenko previously worked as an advisor at Russia's central bank, but left the country in the early days after the start of the invasion. Since then, she has lived in Kazakhstan, Serbia, and is now based in Berlin.

Prokopenko is now based in Berlin, having left her job and the country in the initial days of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. 

"There is a big debate here in Europe: What was done wrong, and what else can we do to fine-tune the sanction regime?"

Economic resilience

After Russia launched its invasion, the ruble tumbled and Western countries blocked transactions with its central bank, freezing $300 billion US in sovereign assets. 

Additional sanctions have been introduced in the subsequent years:  more than 16,000  since Feb. 24, 2022, according to U.S.-based Castellum.AI. Some impact the economy more than others — over 11,000 of them are aimed at individuals, and about 4,600 at entities including financial institutions. A few hundreds others are directed at ships and aircraft. 

European airspace also closed to Russian planes, and hundreds of Western companies pulled out of Russia or curtailed their operations there. 

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But today, the latest iPhones and MacBooks are on Russia's shelves, because the government and its businesses have been mostly able to adapt.

A customer walks past a store that sells Apple products in Moscow on March 7, 2022.

Prokopenko calls Russia's senior central bank officials Putin's "generals" because the president has relied on their financial leadership while navigating what she calls an "impossible tri-lemma": funding the war, maintaining business as usual and creating macroeconomic stability. 

She said the bank's decision at the start of the war to hike its key interest rate to 20 per cent and introduce capital controls helped stabilize the ruble. 

The rate was lowered at one point, but is now pegged at 16 per cent in an effort to control inflation . 

Rising prices 

In 2023, surging food prices became a political issue in Russia, especially the price of eggs, which rose by more than 40 per cent last year, and led to shortages in some areas.

The government has since scrambled to boost the egg supply by scrapping import duties and sourcing more imports from "friendly countries."

A woman shops for vegetables at a market in Moscow on October 10, 2023.

"Truth be told, the prices are rising and rising, but I think it is a normal situation for all countries nowadays," says Marina Lubanovskaya, a Moscow-based travel agent who runs a YouTube channel called Made in Russland. 

Although she says eggs are now about 20 per cent more expensive in Moscow, she's taken videos of grocery stores across Russia in a point to dispel what she calls the "rumours" circulating in Western countries. 

More than 15 million people live below the poverty line, according official statistics , but she says the sanctions haven't been crippling. 

"We live with abundance."

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Her videos show full shelves at grocery stores, and an alcohol section with wine from Italy and Crimea, the latter of which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. 

She admits she's had to pivot her travel business to new markets. She previously booked trips for her Russian clients to Europe, but is now booking them to Asia. 

Tilt toward China

Russia has relied on Asia, and specifically China, as a major economic lifeline. 

Half of its oil and petroleum was exported to China in 2023, Russian officials say. And it became China's top oil supplier in 2023, according to Chinese customs data.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023.

Chinese imports have jumped more than 60 per cent since the start of war, as the country has been able to supply Russia with a steady stream of goods including cars and electronic devices.

Trade between the two countries hit $240 billion US in 2023, an increase of over 64 per cent since 2021, before the war.

Exodus of workers

While Russia has turned to new customers abroad, at home it's facing a labour shortage of nearly five million workers in 2023, according to its media reports. 

The country's record-low unemployment rate meant there were "practically no workers left," central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina told lawmakers in November.

"For further growth of the Russian economy, increased labour productivity is needed."

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Contributing to the shortage are the hundreds of thousands of people who left after the invasion began.

Araz Mamet, a U.S. citizen who was working in Moscow in March 2022, decided to leave the country along with his small team of tech workers. He set up shop at a shared workspace in Baku, the capital of nearby Azerbaijan. 

Four people work across two shared desks in a co-working space.

After a partial mobilization announcement in late 2022, he helped secure a private jet to offer others a chance to get out of Russia by booking a seat for $2,500 US. 

Around 300 or 400 people asked for help. They had to cap it at 110 people, who left Russia in two separate private flights. Hundreds of others made it out to Baku on their own.

While some have since returned to Russia or moved on to other countries, a few hundred remain working out of the shared space for now. 

"I believe if the situation in Russia will change, certainly the majority will go back, because they still have their properties, families and relatives," he said. 

Boosting military production

The labour shortage is particularly acute as the country ramps up military production, with some factories working around the clock in multiple shifts. 

Businesses are also being re-purposed to fulfil lucrative state contracts. 

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According to Russian media, a bakery south of Moscow turned part of its floor space into a drone production facility. 

Three malls in the city of Izhevsk, which lies 1,000 kilometres east of Moscow and is already home to weapon maker Kalashnikov, have been taken over by drone manufacturers. 

Military vehicles are pictured at a plant, which is part of Russian missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey, in Saint Petersburg on January 18, 2023.

Russia's ability to keep churning out weaponry and using its oil money to finance it is a pressing problem for Ukraine, which is grappling with a weapons and ammunition shortage, as well as its allies.

But there are no easy steps left when it comes to tightening the sanction regime, Prokopenko says.

"It's a mouse and cat game.

"Any delays in terms of taking decisions about additional sanctions gives Russia the opportunity to adjust its policy and its economy."

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Briar Stewart is CBC's Russia correspondent, currently based in London. During her nearly two decades with CBC, she has reported across Canada and internationally. She can be reached at [email protected] or on X @briarstewart

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From: Global Affairs Canada

“Canada is deeply concerned by the flawed electoral process that concluded in Russia on March 17, 2024. Russia has violated international commitments on the conduct of elections that it had previously accepted, including those in the 1990 Copenhagen Document. Canada condemns the conduct of voting in occupied territories of Ukraine, which is a blatant breach of international law..."

March 18, 2024 - Ottawa - Global Affairs Canada

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement:

“Canada is deeply concerned by the flawed electoral process that concluded in Russia on March 17, 2024. Russia has violated international commitments on the conduct of elections that it had previously accepted, including those in the 1990 Copenhagen Document. Canada condemns the conduct of voting in occupied territories of Ukraine, which is a blatant breach of international law.

“The presidential election in Russia was a non-democratic process that does not conform to international standards. Flaws include a biased and exclusionary nomination procedure, abuse of public resources in favour of Vladimir Putin’s candidacy, extremely unbalanced media coverage, lack of public discussion of policy issues, and lack of guarantees of secrecy in electronic voting. The system was stacked to benefit the favoured candidate and deny voters a meaningful choice long before balloting began.

“Sadly for the Russian people, Putin has constructed a political system in which human rights are denied. His opponents are arrested and silenced, a free media does not operate and citizens are denied genuine political options.

“Putin offers his people and the world a bleak vision in which military aggression abroad is matched by political repression at home. While he may celebrate today, history will judge Putin poorly for his authoritarianism, war and the illegal attempted annexation of the territory of a neighbouring country.”

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