In future, Russian lawmakers will no longer be allowed to travel abroad freely without prior authorization, according to legislation passed by the State Duma on Thursday. If parliamentary deputies, who sometimes have access to sensitive information or even state secrets, go on holiday abroad in the future without authorization, they could lose their mandate. Previously, there had been massive criticism in Russia of MPs travelling abroad, especially as some had also published pictures of their luxury trips on social networks while many of their compatriots were serving on the front line in Ukra…