Blogger Valeria Cheklina, known as Larchek, received a passport after being pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin. She reported this on Instagram (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). In the published video, Cheklina showed the received document together with her son Bogdan. "Quick, look what we have - a foreign passport. And that means that very soon it will be possible to fly to China with this thing," said the blogger. The video also contains an address in which Cheklina thanks the Federal Correctional Service, Criminal Enforcement Inspectorate (CII) and the Immigration Service for helping to obtain a passport as quickly as possible. The former Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatiana Moskalkova, explained to RBC that amnesty in itself does not mean the automatic return of a foreign passport. However, after the order came into force, Cheklina had legal grounds to demand the document back. "The passport was confiscated during the investigation.

Blogger Valeria Cheklina, known as Larchek, received a passport after being pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin. She reported this on Instagram (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). In the published video, Cheklina showed the received document together with her son Bogdan. "Quick, look what we have - a foreign passport. And that means that very soon it will be possible to fly to China with this thing," said the blogger. The video also contains an address in which Cheklina thanks the Federal Correctional Service, Criminal Enforcement Inspectorate (CII) and the Immigration Service for helping to obtain a passport as quickly as possible. The former Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatiana Moskalkova, explained to RBC that amnesty in itself does not mean the automatic return of a foreign passport. However, after the order came into force, Cheklina had legal grounds to demand the document back. "The passport was confiscated during the investigation.