Top Russian politicians and officials have been barred from leaving the country under a vicious crackdown from Vladimir Putin’s government.
The drastic move comes as a new sign of the Kremlin leader’s paranoia over the war with Ukraine amid fears that important anti-war ministers or civil servants might flee westwards.
Under the new rules, any Russian hoping to cross their own country’s borders must get the personal signature of Putin’s prime minister Mikhail Mishustin, The Bell independent media reported.
