Hey,

I'm in the process of moving from Western Europe to Russia and I have a question about remote work.

Context: I work fully online with clients based in the US, 5-6 of them at a time.

I know some companies don't want their employees to work from Russia, but I'm a contractor and not really a part of a company.

Technically speaking, they have no way of knowing I'm in Russia unless I tell them. My company is based in Europe and I always use a VPN to access business tools that are blocked in Russia.

But the question about the location almost inevitably comes up in conversation.

Therefore, should I be transparent or just tell them I'm in an other country?

Again, I'm an independent contractor and not part of a company, so I don't have to avoid Russia at all costs. But I fear it will be an additional hurdle to sign a client.

Maybe some of you have experience with this ?

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PS: I'm not in IT or cybersecurity. I understand how certain fields could be problematic.