State Department renews Russia ‘don’t journey’ advisory warning for Americans

The State Department has renewed its “do not travel” advisory for Russia.

The current journey advisory was reissued this week with out edits, with the State Department citing a myriad of excessive dangers associated to terrorism, wrongful detention and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.”

The advisory comes because the almost four-year warfare between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate.

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Officials have restricted means to assist Americans after the embassy in Moscow diminished its workers and consulates in Russia have suspended operations, the advisory notes.

“U.S. citizens in Russia should leave immediately,” it states. “Russian officials often question and threaten U.S. citizens without reason.”

The advisory says there’s precedent for Russian safety providers arresting Americans on false costs.  

“They have denied them [Americans] fair treatment and convicted them without credible evidence.”

Travelers had been additionally advised to rethink bringing digital units into the nation. It must be assumed that each one digital communications and units are monitored.

Due to sanctions, American debit and credit cards not work in Russia and “sending electronic money transfers from the United States to Russia is nearly impossible,” it says.

The alert says vacationers who resolve to go to Russia ought to “be ready for the possibility of detention for an unknown amount of time.”

“Log out of all social media accounts and do not access your social media accounts while in Russia,” the advisory additionally instructs. “Prepare a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries or power of attorney.”

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President Putin not too long ago claimed that Ukraine launched a large-scale drone assault early Monday in opposition to a presidential residence within the Novgorod area, involving 91 long-range drones that had been intercepted by Russian air defenses.

Russia’s protection ministry shared footage displaying a masked soldier standing subsequent to drone wreckage, saying the wreckage was recovered from the assault.

The ministry claimed the drone carried a high-explosive warhead “filled with a large number of striking elements” meant to hit civilian targets.

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Russia’s border areas with Ukraine have been underneath martial legislation since October 2022, in accordance with the advisory.

Under martial legislation, authorities can set curfews, seize property, prohibit motion, detain foreigners, forcibly relocate residents and restrict public gatherings.

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“Russian authorities have questioned, detained and arrested people for ‘acting against Russia’s interests,’” the advisory states.

The U.S. authorities has issued different journey advisories in current weeks. As tensions enhance between Thailand and Cambodia, for instance, the federal government warned Americans about touring to the border space of the 2 nations. 

The U.S. Embassy in Thailand issued a safety alert to American vacationers Dec. 16, warning of an “escalation of armed conflict” on the in style Asian vacation spot. 

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“U.S. citizens should avoid all travel within 50 kilometers [about 31 miles] of the Thailand-Cambodia border, due to active hostilities and the unpredictable security situation,” the alert stated. 

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed reporting.