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In response to a question about the border being closed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Sept. 26: "I don't know anything about this. At the moment, no decisions have been taken on this," Reuters reports.
Earlier, independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported, citing two sources in the Kremlin, that a ban on men of conscription age leaving Russia would come into effect on Sept. 28.
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