His words are quoted by TASS.
He suggested that the reason for stopping the acceptance of applications for the issuance of new passports is technical.
Peskov recalled that they continue to accept applications for the rest of the passports.
“Keep it simple, use ordinary passports,” he told reporters.
Earlier, the public services portal informed that Russia temporarily suspended the acceptance of applications for the issuance of new passports.
Goznak cited the high demand for microchips embedded in the passport blank as the reason for this.