Peskov confirmed tougher foreign travel rules for workers in a number of areas

Last year, rules on leaving Russia abroad were tightened for employees in a number of industries. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
“There are stricter rules for that. Somewhere they are formalized, somewhere they depend on a specific decision regarding specific employees,” he said in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times.
The Kremlin spokesman clarified that these are areas where the work may involve access to confidential or secret data, noting that more attention has been paid to them since the start of the special operation.
According to the FT, since the start of the special military operation, it has become more difficult for senior officials, current and former members of the management of public companies to travel abroad and to take long trips abroad. inside the Russian Federation, and in some cases their passports are confiscated by state security services.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry said Russians applying for a new type of passport – with a biometric chip – could quickly issue a regular one, with a validity period of five years. The recipient also has the right to refuse the service – in this case, the customs duties paid will be returned to him.The Peskov post confirmed tougher foreign travel rules for workers in a number of areas that