Migration Agency refutes social media reports of Uzbeks' border troubles in Russia

Reports had previously circulated on social media alleging that Russian border guards were denying entry to citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

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It was reported on social media that citizens of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were being detained en masse at airports and border checkpoints upon entering the Russian Federation.

The Representative Office of the Agency for External Labor Migration in Russia stated that negotiations with responsible officials at Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, and Domodedovo airports in Moscow revealed that citizens of Uzbekistan did not face any problems when entering the territory of the Russian Federation.

It is also reported that Uzbekistanis are not being detained upon arrival at Russian airport checkpoints.

The agency's representative office also noted that there have been no cases of Uzbekistan citizens being denied entry into Russia at the checkpoints of Orenburg, Samara, and Saratov regions, which border other states.