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NOTICE for U.S. Citizen Travelers

STEP: Smart Traveler Enrollment Program Subscribe to get up-to-date safety and security information and help us reach you in an emergency abroad. U.S. Citizens Travelers: Please enroll in step.state.gov to receive alerts & ensure you can be located in an emergency. U. S. Citizens in an Emergency: In Case of Emergency: Call 1-888-407-4747 (U.S./Canada); +1-202-501-4444 (overseas); or contact the nearest ...

By U.S. Mission Russia | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News

Russia National Day

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 12, 2021 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the citizens of Russia as you celebrate Russia Day. This holiday marks the significant step Russia made on June 12, 1991, when it held its first free, open, and fair elections, ...

By U.S. Mission Russia | 12 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. Embassy Moscow Statement on Lack of Access to Imprisoned U.S. Citizen Trevor Reed

Statement attributable to U.S. Embassy Moscow’s Chargé d’affaires, a.i., Bartle Gorman: On June 10, following 16 days without consular access to imprisoned U.S. citizen Trevor Reed, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs protesting our lack of access. Mr. Reed, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on May ...

By U.S. Mission Russia | 11 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases

The Designation of Navalny-Affiliated Organizations as “Extremist”

PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JUNE 9, 2021 We condemn today’s decision by a Moscow court to designate as “extremist” three organizations affiliated with imprisoned opposition figure Aleksey Navalny. This designation puts staff members, volunteers, and thousands of supporters across Russia at risk of criminal prosecution and imprisonment for exercising fundamental human rights guaranteed ...

By U.S. Mission Russia | 10 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, Press Releases

Joe Biden: My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world’s democracies

An Op-ed by President Biden in The Washington Post.

By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, President of the United States, Press Releases

COVID-19 Information

Last updated: 06/08/2021 Country-Specific Information Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Embassy Moscow advises U.S. citizens not to travel to Russia. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in the Russian Federation have limited capacity to assist U.S. citizens in the event of an emergency. The Russian Federation is one of countries most affected by the ...

By U.S. Mission Russia | 8 June, 2021 | Topics: Alert, News, U.S. Citizen Services

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