BRYANSK REGION, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 7, 2017: A customs officer at the Novye Yurkovichi car crossing checkpoint on the Russian-Belarusian border. In January 2017, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree allowing citizens from 80 countries five-day visa-free entry to the country. Vladimir Gorovykh/TASS
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Russia closes borders completely over coronavirus pandemic
Russian government announced today that all automobile, railroad, waterway and pedestrian border checkpoints will go on complete lockdown starting next week. According to Russian government officials, the measure is “temporary,” but no indication was provided as to when the border traffic will resume. The extreme measure goes in effect on Monday and is introduced ‘in […]