8 Israeli businessmen detained for hours in Russia, deported — report

16 December 2019, 8:30 pm

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Eight Israeli businessmen were detained this week at a Moscow airport for 12 hours and sent back to Israel by the Russian authorities, according to Channel 12.

The Israelis, representatives of large companies in Israel, had arrived in the country for meetings with Russian businessmen, according to the report. Upon landing in Moscow late on Saturday night, they were held by airport security.

The eight were told they cannot conduct business without a work permit, the network reports. All had previously conducted negotiations in Russia and had never previously encountered the demand. After a 12-hour detention overnight, the group was placed on plane and deported to Israel.

The Foreign Ministry is looking into the matter.