# How to Make Video Calls with Russia After the WhatsApp and Telegram Ban

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270>\
**Category:** Travel to Russia\
**Created:** [August 18, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270 "2025-08-18T13:28:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/user_avatar/forum.russiable.com/irena/32/7_2.png) [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270/1 "2025-08-18T13:28:10Z")

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Since August 2025, voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram have been blocked in Russia. Text messaging still works, but calls won’t connect at all. Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet regulator, says the measure is about preventing fraud and security risks, but in practice it has disrupted one of the most common ways people stay in touch.

I’ve put together a detailed guide with the main options and alternatives that still work for making video calls to and from Russia — including VPNs, international platforms like Zoom or Google Meet, and local apps such as VK and Yandex. You can read it here:

> **[Video Call Apps for Russia – WhatsApp and Telegram Fixes](https://russiable.com/video-calls-russia-alternatives-whatsapp-telegram/)**
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> WhatsApp is blocked in Russia and Telegram barely works. The options that actually work: VPNs, browser video calls and Russian apps.

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**Author:** ![phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/u/phoebe)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270/2 "2025-08-19T12:46:03Z")

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Having explored all the VPNs I can confirm Windscribe is your best option here currently. However you must use the Stealth or WTunnel protocol. Cyberghost and Nord VPN are now completely blocked here.

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270/3 "2025-08-22T07:36:23Z")

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Windscribe might be Ok, but it is based in Canada. Lately I don’t trust Canada for anything. But again - I can’t say 100%. For video calls, we usually just use Facetime. It works very well.

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**Author:** ![Alex](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270/4 "2025-08-24T08:29:56Z")

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FaceTime works without vpn.

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**Author:** ![kozmikpetukh](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5e9695/32.png) [@kozmikpetukh](https://forum.russiable.com/u/kozmikpetukh)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270/5 "2025-08-25T08:40:12Z")

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I tried to launch MAX but I need a +7 or +357 number. Fortunately I already have Vk

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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Anthony](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270/6 "2025-08-26T08:49:24Z")

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Snapchat video calls are working fine.