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Category Archives: Russia

Law In TravelNewsRussia

Russia In Talks With USA To Restore Direct Air Service

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2025 16 Comments
Aeroflot A350 Routes

As relations between Moscow and Washington thaw, Russia is pushing the Trump administration to lift airspace restrictions so that direct air service between the two nations can be restored as early as this summer. Russia Wants To Restore Direct...

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Russia Accused Of Planning Terrorism Using US-Bound Jetliners

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024 10 Comments
DHL Attack Russia

Intelligence officials from several Western nations have accused Russia of plotting to take down jetliners bound for the United States via incendiary devices according to an explosive report in The Wall Street Journal. Report: Russia Planned To Sabotage US-Bound...

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Russia Taps Into Reserves To Support Beleaguered Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 22, 2023December 21, 2023 21 Comments
Russia Airlines Bailout Out

Russia has tapped into its “rainy day fund” to help keep beleaguered domestic airlines flying during a time of international sanctions impacting both routes and spare parts. It has also signaled an intention to rapidly expand its domestic aircraft...

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Law In TravelNewsRussia

Russia Will Require Visitors To Sign “Loyalty Agreement”

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023 55 Comments
Loyalty Agreement Russia

As if you did not need another reason to visit the Russian Federation, Russia is planning to make foreign visitors, including tourists, sign a “loyalty agreement” that prohibits any negative words about the nation or its regime. “Loyalty Agreement”...

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Russia

How Soon Till Deadly Russian Airline Crash?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2023November 13, 2023 44 Comments
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With maintenance deferrals mounting, planes no longer fit for air service, and a dangerous decision to fly without brakes, how long will it be until the first deadly crash of a passenger jet on a Russian airline? Russian Airlines...

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Aircraft Door Flies Open Midflight, Causing Panic Onboard

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 10, 2023November 13, 2023 5 Comments
a white airplane on a runway

To Russia, where a terrifying incident aboard an Antonov AN-26 sent luggage flying through the cabin and passengers scrambling for safety. AN-26 Aircraft Cargo Door Flies Open After Takeoff, Sending Hats Flying And Passengers Panicking In terms of land mass,...

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NewsRussia

Why Dual Citizens Should Avoid Travel To Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2022November 13, 2023 14 Comments
a group of men in military uniforms

Dual citizens who may be considering a trip to Russia should think twice. A new decree signed by Vladimir Putin may put them on the front lines in Ukraine. Putin Signs Orders Making Dual Russian Citizens Eligible For Military...

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Russia

Russia Warns Of Moving To USA – Propaganda Or Humor?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 10, 2022November 13, 2023 23 Comments
a woman in a pink jacket

There’s an entertaining new video that has surfaced warning that life in the United States of America is not all that it seems. Is this actual Russian propaganda or simply a spoof intended to be a joke? New Russian...

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Flights Out Of Russia Sell Out After Putin Orders Military Mobilization

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 21, 2022November 13, 2023 16 Comments
a building with glass windows

In the hours after President Vladimir Putin announced an escalation of the War in Ukraine via military mobilization, one-way flights out of Russia quickly sold out over the next several days. After Putin Speech, Flights Out Of Russia Sell...

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Russia

Russia Invites You To Emigrate With Bizarre Video

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 2, 2022November 13, 2023 22 Comments
a woman in a bathtub

A very strange promotional video encouraging emigration to Russia leaves me wondering whether this is serious or parody. Russia Entices You To Emigrate With “Beautiful Women, Cheap Gas, And No Cancel Culture” The Russian Embassy in Spain posted the...

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EditorialRussiaTurkey

The Nefarious Plan By Russian Airlines To Skirt Sanctions By Relocating To Turkey

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 9, 2022November 14, 2023 46 Comments
a woman in red uniform saluting with a plane in the background

Some Russian airlines are weighing relocation to Turkey as a way to lease new aircraft and access repair facilities while avoiding the crippling western sanctions that followed Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. This nefarious plan should merit international scorn....

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Ordinary Russians Flee Sanctions In Neighbor Countries, Push Up Costs

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 17, 2022April 17, 2022 10 Comments
russian sanctions

Traveling to Russian-friendly or Russian-agnostic countries is likely much more expensive than before as ordinary Russians flee sactions and escape where they can.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...

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The Problems For Russian Airlines Are Just Beginning

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2022November 14, 2023 28 Comments
a woman in a blue uniform

With harsh sanctions continuing and no end in sight to the quagmire in Ukraine, Russian airlines are preparing to deploy cannibalistic tactics in order to survive the year. Russian Airlines Prepare To Cannibalize Spare Parts – Let The Problems...

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Russian “Doomsday” Plane On Standby As Putin Orders Nuclear Drills

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 19, 2022November 14, 2023 24 Comments
a group of airplanes flying in the sky

There are many aviation angles to the War in Ukraine, though the latest is perhaps the most sinister. Russia is dusting off its aging fleet of “doomsday” planes as an increasingly erratic President Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered military...

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Law In TravelRussia

King Vlad Annexes A Fleet of Stolen Jets Into The Arms Of Mother Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 15, 2022November 14, 2023 9 Comments
a large airplane on the ground

Russian strongman Vladimir V. Putin has declared that Russian airlines can effectively keep leased jets and continue to operate them within the Russian Federation. But the new presents a new challenge to Russian airlines that has only tragic outcomes....

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Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott Slide Under The Radar In Russia

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 12, 2022November 14, 2023 14 Comments
a building with a balcony

As other high profile brands pull out of Russia, major U.S. hotel companies have remained. It’s complicated, they explain. U.S. Hotel Brands Continue Operations In Russia This week saw McDonalds, Starbucks, and Coca Cola announce plans to sever ties...

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Russia

Russian Airlines Decide To Just Keep Leased Aircraft…

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 11, 2022November 14, 2023 61 Comments
a woman in a red uniform

All’s fair in love and war, right? For aircraft lessors, the kind approach has thus far failed, but reclaiming leased aircraft is not going to be easy in a country that has isolated itself from the rest of the...

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Spy Plane: Russian Jetliner Evacuates Intelligence Operatives From Washington, New York

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 7, 2022November 14, 2023 15 Comments
a close up of a plane

You don’t often see a Russian-built jetliner touching down at Washington Dulles International Airport, but an Ilyushin Il-96-300 recently arrived on an odd mission: evacuate Russian diplomats accused of engaging in espionage from Washington and New York before returning...

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Periphery Travel Changes Coming Due to Ukraine War?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022 14 Comments
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A raft of sanctions and travel changes may be coming for global travelers due to the Ukrainian war, but what are they? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....

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Russia

Escaping Moscow 101

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2022November 14, 2023 17 Comments
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Even as the skies around Russia become more restricted, there are still several ways to depart Moscow via air if you find yourself stuck in the Russian Federation. Guide: Escaping Moscow – Flight Options With European and Canadian airspace...

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