Overview

• Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk said a coordinated package of measures has been prepared to help these citizens settle and adapt in Russia.
• The ministry said federal and regional authorities will work together to provide assistance upon arrival.
• Officials cited decisions in the Baltic states to annul permanent residence documents for the affected Russian nationals.
• The ministry highlighted the longstanding compatriots’ resettlement program and published a phone line and email for guidance.
• Latvia’s migration office told Politico that 841 Russian residents failed Latvian-language tests and security checks and were told to depart, compared with the ministry’s reference to about 800 people.