The State Duma has passed laws imposing restrictions on Russians who have left the country, according to the BBC Russian Service. In other words, individuals will no longer have access to most of the opportunities and benefits they hold as Russian citizens. "Yes, formally, citizenship will remain, but the person will be stripped of all the rights that a citizen possesses.” Yet any Russian citizen abroad will be forced to watch what they say. Because if certain words are heard by the state, said citizen can be added to a special list, and their Russian passport may lose its power the next day.