INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Before being allowed to enter Russia last month, a business owner from a European Union member state was forced to give border officials at
spoke with six Westerners who have been interrogated by security officials after flying into Russia since the beginning of the war in
West to plummet to near-historic lows
Russian officials have said repeatedly that they believe they are fighting a proxy war against U.S.-led military alliance NATO.Of the three
Westerners that agreed to talk in detail about their experiences, requesting anonymity to speak freely, all told similar stories of
questioned for three hours after arriving in Moscow from the Armenian capital of Yerevan, said this was the first time he had experienced
than two weeks after the start of the invasion.According to a Russian migration lawyer who spoke to The Moscow Times on condition of
waiting area full of foreigners
citizen said of his experience
Sheremetyevo Airport.Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News AgencyEach foreigner interviewed by The Moscow Times reported having their phone
Embassy in Moscow earlier this month warned that a number of its citizens traveling to Russia have had their electronic devices searched at
Domodedovo Airport.Alexander Avilov / Moskva News AgencyBeslangurov added that his firm did not have any advice for foreigners stopped at
number of international flights, an imminent recession and an exodus of European and U.S
