Russia is taking all steps to ensure security at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation (signed on May 9th, 2017) all mass rallies during the 2018 World Cup must be coordinated with regional departments of the Interior Ministry and security agencies.

In the period from May 25 to July 25, 2018, on the regions of the Russian Federation, within which the city-organizers are located (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Leningrad, Volgograd, Sverdlovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Rostov, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Voronezh regions, the Krasnodar Territory, the Stavropol Territory, the Chechen Republic, the Republics of Tatarstan and Mordovia) enhanced security measures will take place. Sales of firearms and ammunition will be banned in the areas where tighter security measures are imposed. The National Guard will monitor compliance with the ban.

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