Claim 496

Putin signed a law suspending simplified visa procedures for journalists and other visitors from most European countries.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Putin signed a law suspending simplified visa procedures for journalists and other visitors from most European countries.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: visa procedures suspended
About: incident 2022-russia-bars-entry-foreign-journalists
Source: Russia-Ukraine war press freedom watch
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-03-11

Quotation from the source

suspending simplified visa procedures for designated categories of people — including journalists — coming to Russia from most European countries