Originally Posted by
Concerto
And the text in the link above was dated early August 2020. I got my friend to check the Russian language version. It is still not possible to visit Russia for other than essential purposes.
I had booked a trip to attend MAKS air show at Zhukovsky 20 to 25 July. I phoned the Russian Consulate. They stopped all non imperious visas due to the pandemic. I had it confirmed talking to an Aeroflot agent.
18 Jun, 11:19
Moscow's coronavirus spread rate soars to 1.04 as COVID-19 tally hits all-time high.
The Russian capital recorded an all-time high of 9,056 COVID-19 infections in the past day
https://tass.com/society/1304457