There was a similar thread last year on Russian "patents" on varieties well-known in other parts of the world.
I really do not know how or why Russian requirements for patentability should differ from that in other jurisdictions. On paper at least the Russian Federation is a signatory to the Patent Cooperation Treaty. For an invention to be patentable, the first requirement is that it be novel (new). Novelty is usually evaluated "anywhere in the world". (I am sure a Russian patent examiner would use that standard when examining a patent application filed in Russia by a non-Russian applicant.)
But given that this is Russia, I am not surprised that anything seems to be possible.
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