The Philippine Embassy in Russia has advised some 10,000 Filipinos living in the country to avoid crowded places and unnecessary travel, amid the recent crisis involving Russia’s leadership and a paramilitary group. | dpazzibuganINQ /PDI
But the situation was suddenly defused by Saturday night after Prigozhin, who has a long-standing rivalry with two top officials in the Russian military, entered into a deal between Russia and Belarus for his safe exile there.Meanwhile, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin had declared Monday to be a nonworking day in the capital and enforced “counterterrorism measures,” including strict traffic control and a ban on public assemblies.
Security remained tight in the city, even after the Wagner group’s sudden U-turn on the M-4 highway leading to Moscow where the rebels were only some 200 kilometers away, according to their leader. Muscovites watched government troops take up positions in the city while Red Square was blocked off by metal barriers.“Remain vigilant about our personal situation. Monitor our advisories. Obey Russia’s rules,” the embassy’s advisory in Filipino said.
Filipinos in Moscow were also discouraged from traveling to other regions if unnecessary. Sobyanin had also issued a similar advisory to residents. Filipinos living in Rostov-on-Don and other Russian cities bordering Ukraine were advised to inform the embassy about their situation.—WITH A REPORT FROM REUTERS INQSubscribe to our daily newsletter
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