“The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia informs: by a decree of the President of Russia dated April 18, 2020 No. 275“ On the recognition of certain documents of citizens of the Russian Federation as valid ”passports expired or expire between February 1 and July 15, 2020 inclusive,” said Wolf.

According to her, the department has taken the necessary technical measures to change the validity of passports.

In early April, it became known that the police would temporarily not prosecute citizens whose passports or driver’s licenses had expired.