Russia ‘will not forget or forgive’ US refusal to grant visas to its journalists

24 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has accused the United States this Sunday of refusing to issue visas to Russian journalists who sought to enter the North American country on the occasion of the Russian presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UN), something that Russia “will neither forget nor forgive.”

“Of course I knew how well known our fellow Americans are for things like this, but I was sure this time would be different, especially considering the focus on their ugly behaviors. I was wrong,” Lavrov said in a statement. issued by your Ministry.

“The country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, freest and fairest has behaved cowardly and stupidly by showing what its claims to protect freedom of expression and access to information are really worth.” information,” he continued.

The United States announced in mid-April that it had begun issuing visas for members of the Russian delegation that will go to New York to attend a Security Council meeting, but Lavrov denounced that this was not the case for Russian journalists in charge of covering the event.

Lavrov has traveled to the United States to attend the sessions of the Security Council in New York on April 24 and 25, during the presidency of his country.

In addition, according to the Russian agency Tass, Lavrov would have planned to meet with the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and would have invited several foreign diplomats to participate in the Council meetings, including the Secretary of the US Department of State, Antony Blinken.