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But for travelers with “weak passports,” struggling to cross borders has long been a fact of life.

The Kremlin has also launched a wide-ranging campaign to force Ukrainians in occupied territories to take Russian passports.

On May 7, people boarding domestic flights or entering secured federal facilities such as courthouses must have a Real ID, a passport or another approved federal document.

Ovsiannikov, who has a British passport, was found guilty on Wednesday of six out of seven counts of circumventing sanctions.

"There are 155 people with surnames, with passport data - 155 Chinese citizens who are fighting against Ukrainians on the territory of Ukraine," he said, according to remarks reported by Interfax.