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FCDO travel advice for Russia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
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Information about living in Russia – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Russia
The Russian Ambassador was summoned for a meeting to revoke the accreditation of a Russian diplomat.
Ambassador Holland highlights escalating reckless hybrid threats against the United Kingdom directed by the Russian Federation.
For legal and other specialist users: a list of statutory instruments (SIs) that have made changes, and outlines of the main changes made.
Deputy Ambassador James Ford condemns Russia’s mass strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during severe winter temperatures. These actions show Russia is choosing destruction over peace. The UK also urges Russia to release detained OSCE staff members.
This page contains the Common High Priority Items list. It is composed of Western items critical to Russian weapons systems and its military development.
The process when a British national dies in Russia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK
Ambassador Holland highlights how Russia’s domestic repression underpins its war of aggression against Ukraine, including a crackdown on dissent, the detention of political prisoners and pressure on civil society.
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