Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree expanding the list of checkpoints for entering Russia with an electronic visa. The document was published on Friday on the official Internet portal of legal information. According to the document, automobile checkpoints are supplemented by Bagrationovsky, the villages of Pogranichny and Chernyshevskoye …
Read More »Russia and Belarus: two countries with one visa
Really great news! Russia and Belarus have concluded an agreement on the mutual recognition of visas issued for third-country nationals. The document was signed in Minsk following the talks of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei. Now holders of an existing Russian or Belarusian visa …
Read More »China-Russia border is temporarily closed
Russia temporarily closes the pedestrian and automobile border with China due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus, at least until February 2, the closure of 16 checkpoints on the border with China for pedestrian and automobile traffic in five regions of the Far East — the Amur Region, …
Read More »Traffic between Mongolia and China is limited.
From Monday, January 27, traffic and passenger movement through the border crossing points between Mongolia and China are limited. This decision was made by the Government of Mongolia to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Rail and air transport will operate as before.
Read More »The border within the country
Between the cities of Perm and Yekaterinburg on the Trans-Siberian Rrailway, in the Urals, is the boundary between two continents — Europe and Asia. There are several places where are memorial signs at this boundary. One of these signs you can also see from the window of the train, walking …
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