OBS_VALUE: Due to COVID pandemic, the RF suspended issuance of visas to foreign citizens and put restrictions on entry into its territory (with some limited exceptions) from 18 March 2020 to 14 June 2022 (http://government.ru/news/45630/). See also: Order On retaliatory visa measures in connection with unfriendly actions of foreign states, Указ Об ответных мерах визового характера в связи с недружественными действиями иностранных государств, № 183, adopted on 04 April 2022, http://actual.pravo.gov.ru/text.html#pnum=0001202204040003