Event Security
Event Security in Moscow
Security assessment for corporate events in Moscow. Current advisory: most Western governments advise against all travel to Russia.
Still operating in Moscow? Specialist advice before any event activity.
Moscow is included in this platform because corporate event enquiries continue to arrive from organisations with Russia operations, despite the current advisory environment. The honest and accurate assessment is that corporate event planning in Moscow for Western-connected organisations is a high-risk activity at present.
The current advisory position
FCDO advises against all travel to Russia. The State Department advises against all travel to Russia. Most European governments advise against all travel. These advisories exist for specific documented reasons: the war in Ukraine, the risk of detention of Western nationals, sanctions enforcement risk, and the general deterioration in the rule of law environment for foreign businesses.
If you are operating in Moscow
Some organisations continue to operate in Russia: companies with Russia-domiciled entities, organisations with specific compliance obligations, and individuals with family or contractual necessity. If you are in this category, specialist security advice is not optional.
The primary security risk in Moscow for Western executives is not conventional crime or terrorism. It is detention by Russian authorities, data exfiltration by FSB surveillance operations, and commercial dispute escalation into criminal proceedings. These are state-actor risk categories that require specialist advisory rather than standard event security provision.
What we provide for Moscow
We do not operate a standard vetted operator referral service for Moscow given the current environment. We provide specialist pre-deployment advisory covering legal risk, communications security, device hygiene, and exit planning. Any organisation planning corporate event activity in Moscow should begin with a legal opinion from Russia-specialist counsel alongside a security assessment. For the wider security picture, see our Moscow city security briefing, and our event security service for how we structure protective coverage.