Post by mhbruin on Apr 3, 2023 8:45:15 GMT -8
Russia Loves It's People So Much, It Doesn't Want Them To Leave
Russia's security services are taking passports from senior officials and executives in state-owned companies, according to a new report by the Financial Times.
The outlet said Russia was worried about defections from people who oppose the invasion of Ukraine.
The Kremlin and its FSB agency fear people could leave because they privately object to the war and feel the sanctions on Russia are ruining their lavish lifestyles, the report said.
Sources told the newspaper that security officers demanded some of the country's elites hand over travel documents, enforcing Soviet-era rules that had rarely been applied until recently.
The Financial Times did not name the sources, saying only that they were familiar with the situation and that there were several of them.
One said that executives in a state-owned company have been banned from going more than a two-hour drive from Moscow without permission.
Russia's security services are taking passports from senior officials and executives in state-owned companies, according to a new report by the Financial Times.
The outlet said Russia was worried about defections from people who oppose the invasion of Ukraine.
The Kremlin and its FSB agency fear people could leave because they privately object to the war and feel the sanctions on Russia are ruining their lavish lifestyles, the report said.
Sources told the newspaper that security officers demanded some of the country's elites hand over travel documents, enforcing Soviet-era rules that had rarely been applied until recently.
The Financial Times did not name the sources, saying only that they were familiar with the situation and that there were several of them.
One said that executives in a state-owned company have been banned from going more than a two-hour drive from Moscow without permission.