Canada on Saturday strengthened its journey advisory for Russia and is now urging Canadians to keep away from all journey to the nation after Russia's new censorship regulation was enacted.
Canadians who're nonetheless in Russia are being requested to go away as quickly as doable whereas business flights are nonetheless out there. The Canadian authorities notes that availability of flights "is changing into extraordinarily restricted" as airways around the globe stop flights to the nation and Russian airways face sanctions from western governments.
"A number of international locations, together with Canada, have restricted monetary transactions and air connections with Russia. Russia has retaliated with comparable measures. These sanctions and the Russian retaliation might have an vital influence on the provision and the availability of important service," the Canadian authorities mentioned on its journey advisory web site.
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Canadians who resolve to stay in Russia are being warned that they could be affected by shortages of important items and unable to withdraw cash from banks. The federal authorities additionally says that Canadians in Russia may very well be caught within the nation for longer than anticipated and "shouldn't rely on the Authorities of Canada that can assist you go away the nation."
Beforehand, Canada warned in opposition to non-essential journey to Russia after its conflict with Ukraine first broke out. However on Friday, the Russian parliament voted to approve a brand new regulation that would criminalize folks for spreading information stories of the conflict that Russia considers "pretend."
Those that violate the brand new regulation may withstand 15 years in jail. Consequently, many western media retailers have introduced that they might be pulling their journalists in a foreign country and quickly suspending their Russia bureaus.
Given the brand new regulation, Canada is asking residents in Russia to abstain from speaking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sharing details about the conflict on-line or collaborating in protests and huge gatherings.
Equally, the U.S. on Saturday has additionally issued a "Do Not Journey" advisory for Russia, asking People at present in Russia to go away instantly.
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