A Russian official claimed that the United States was forcing Turkish Airlines to prevent Russians from flying into Mexico, but provided no evidence for the accusation.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused the United States of exerting pressure on Turkey's national airline to bar Russian citizens from flights bound to Mexico. His comments came after Moscow's embassy in Ankara this week complained that some Russian airline passengers were being indiscriminately denied boarding while transiting on Turkish Airlines flights from Istanbul to some Latin American countries.
At least 73,000 Russians have tried to enter the U.S. via official southern border crossings in the past two years, Customs and Border Protection data show, part of a historic exodus of people since the war in Ukraine began in Feb. 2022. The sources told Reuters that as many as 1,000 Russian travelers had been refused boarding to flights leaving Istanbul Airport for a slew of destinations in Latin America over the past 2-3 months.
Russia's embassy in Ankara spoke out against the practice in several statements this week, but did not specify when the practice began or how many passengers had been denied flights. The embassy said airline employees barring passengers cited restrictions imposed by their destination countries, including a valid hotel confirmation or proof of a return ticket. When contacted by Reuters for comment, the Russian embassy said it had nothing to add beyond its published comments.
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