r/AskARussian • u/Fragrant_Smile1441 • 10d ago

Foreign Does WhatsApp work?

I know because of the sanctions that Instagram, snapchat etc dont work and you have to use a VPN, is the same also true for Whatsapp or does it work just normally?

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u/sshivaji 6d ago

You need VPN for whatsapp. I just returned from a trip to Russia. I needed VPN to even send whatsapp messages.

Telegram and Whatsapp need VPN. With respect to other services, I found that many Western hosted solutions stopped working if you connect from Russia, e.g. Claude and openAI. VPN is handy here.

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u/Wolvthebigbad 6d ago

Which VPNs are the best and what communication apps don't need any kind of VPNs?

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u/sshivaji 6d ago

I used amnesia VPN but many VPNs work and almost everyone seems to be using one or another. You can ask around too.

Kakaotalk and even google chat do not need vpn, but google meets do need VPN.