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Re:Mullvad VPN – Infrastructure Audit Completed by Open Secu... by leesalminen on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @09:44AM (#37062543)
Are you saying these passports can’t be used for travel? If they weren’t, then why would anyone bother going to get one?
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Re:Mullvad VPN – Infrastructure Audit Completed by Open Secu... by mike_d on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @10:27AM (#37063202)
The Crimean issued passports are accepted only by Russia and other occupied areas such as South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Practically they are required for many domestic tasks, and Russia won't let you leave the region with a real passport so you need one to get out. The European Union has emphasized to its member states that possession of one of these "passports" should also expedite the issuance of a humanitarian/refugee passport.

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