INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian officials are opting out of traditional European travel destinations in favor of those closer to home for their summer vacations,
the investigative outlet Vyorstkareported Wednesday, citing multiple anonymous lawmakers and regional officials.Western sanctions and the
East Kamchatka peninsula as the most popular vacation spots for Russian officials.Those destinations have grown more crowded with ordinary
close relatives of top Russian officials have frequently been spotted vacationing abroad, including in NATO and EU states, despite the
visits to luxury resorts overseas have led toinformal bans on local officials from traveling abroad.
