
AI-generated summary
A foreign passport is required to leave Russia and enter most countries. However, within the framework of bilateral agreements, some countries allow Russian citizens to enter with an internal passport.
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A citizen of the Russian Federation can enter Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and South Ossetia using an internal Russian passport.
A foreign passport is the main document for leaving Russia and entering most countries, and before traveling you need to make sure that you have blank pages and that it is valid.
MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. A citizen of the Russian Federation can enter Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and South Ossetia using an internal Russian passport, according to the materials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which RIA Novosti reviewed.
“You can enter Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and South Ossetia using an internal Russian passport,” the materials say.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized that a foreign passport is the main document for leaving Russia and entering most countries.
At the same time, the department reminded that before traveling to another country, you need to make sure that your passport has blank pages for visas and entry and exit stamps, and you also need to check the validity period of the passport.

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