Foreign Office advises against ALL travel to Russia

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The Foreign Office in the UK has advised against all travel to Russia amid the crisis in Ukraine. In an update, the Foreign Office said that due to a “lack of available flight options" and the "increased volatility in the Russian economy”, it would be advising Brits against travelling to Russia.

The Foreign Office website says: “The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to the whole of Russia due to the lack of available flight options to return to the UK, and the increased volatility in the Russian economy.” It comes as transport secretary Grant Shapps asked all UK ports to deny access to Russian flagged, registered or operated vessels.

With a Russian-owned ship due to dock in Orkney on Tuesday, the UK government had been urged to ban the country’s vessels in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mr Shapps has now written to all UK ports telling them not to provide access to any ship believed to be registered in Russia, flying the Russian flag or owned, controlled, chartered or operated by “any person connected with Russia”.