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China criticized Russia after its border authorities allegedly denied a Chinese
social media influencer from entering the country, a rare clash between the two
countries that have grown closer in recent years.

A Chinese video blogger, known as Jin Wenxin, was allegedly denied entry from
Russia after allegedly trying to enter from Kazakhstan, according to a report
from the South China Morning Post on Friday. Jin posted a video to Douyin, the
Chinese version of TikTok, and alleged that Russian border authorities treated
him and his four friends like criminals and went through their luggage three
times, eventually forcing them to return to Kazakhstan after they allegedly
refused to comply with orders.




The incident that happened on July 29 drew a response from Beijing, which has
been perhaps Russia's most powerful supporter amid its invasion of Ukraine that
has alienated Moscow from much of the West. As Ukraine's allies, including the
United States and most of Europe, have issued sanctions on Russia's economy and
provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian support, China has sought to
strengthen its ties to Russia.



The Chinese embassy in Russia said the incident was not in line with the
increasingly close relationship between the two countries.

"We've made clear that this incident seriously violated the legitimate rights of
Chinese citizens, and was totally out of line of the currently amicable
relationship between China and Russia, and the growing trend of closer exchange
of personnel between our two countries," the statement said, according to the
South China Morning Post.



The Chinese embassy asked Russia to investigate "the excessive law enforcement
of its border officials" and provide Beijing with a satisfactory response.



According to Russian state news agency Tass, Russian authorities denied their
entry "because the purpose of their trip, indicated in the application for
obtaining a visa, did not coincide with the real situation, which is a violation
of the relevant norms of Russian legislation."

Russia described the case as an isolated incident, Tass reported.

Jin, who has amassed more than 900,000 followers on Douyin, said the incident
occurred as he and his friends sought to take a road trip from Kazakhstan to
Russia, with stops in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, according to the South
China Morning Post. In his video, he said they had secured the documents needed
to travel throughout the trip.

"After we were denied entry, they demanded to take our fingerprints and photos,
which made us feel like criminals," he said, according to the South China
Morning Post.

Newsweek reached out to the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry for comment via
email.

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Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for the Russian dictator, has said Russia allegedly
does not want any other Ukraine’s territories, just the four oblasts and Crimea
that were illegally included in the Russian Constitution.

Source: Peskov in a comment to The New York Times

Details: A journalist asked Peskov whether Russia wants to occupy new Ukrainian
territories, apart from the four oblasts.

"No. We just want to control all the land we have now written into our
constitution as ours," replied Peskov.




Peskov also stated there are currently "no grounds" for a peace agreement with
Ukraine.



"We will continue the operation [war – ed.] for the foreseeable future," Peskov
said.

For reference: Since 2014, Russia has been conducting a hybrid aggressive war
against Ukraine, occupying Crimea and part of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In
February 2022, the Russian Federation launched an open, full-scale invasion,
also seizing part of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. In addition, Russian
troops occupied part of Chernihiv and Kyiv oblasts at the beginning of the
full-scale invasion, but later they were forced to retreat. Later they were also
pushed back from most of Kharkiv and part of Kherson oblasts.

On 5 October 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putinsigned "laws on the
acceptance" of the occupied territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and
Kherson oblasts of Ukraine into the Russian Federation. Thus, the Russian
government unlawfully considers occupied Crimea and these territories as parts
of Russia. At the same time, Russia also still controls a small part of Kharkiv
Oblast, which it did not include in its constitution.

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