Southeast Asia and Russia in Search of New Connectivity

... business purposes. In October, Thailand extended the period of visa-free stay for Russian citizens from 30 to 90 days. In November Sri Lanka launched a pilot project to formalize free electronic tourist visas for Russian, Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, Japanese,... ... countries in the region were counting on to revitalize their economies, faced new challenges triggered by the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia after February 2022. The most serious factors of the connectivity gap were logistics and finance. Although ...