Alexei Klimov, Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, said that in the first quarter of 2023, nearly a thousand visas were issued to US citizens, mostly touristic and private. It has been reported DEA News.
According to him, the ministry notes that there is an extremely low demand for business visas, of which only a few dozen are issued in the first months of 2023.
John Kirby, formerly White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator He insisted All Americans, including journalists, will leave Russia.
According to Kirby, all US citizens, including journalists, should leave Russia’s territory, regardless of the purpose of their travel.
Prior to that, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had called on all American citizens in Russia to leave the country. The Wall Street Journal reporter made such a statement on the backdrop of Evan Gershkovich’s arrest.