Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called it foolish not to issue American visas to journalists who were supposed to accompany him on his trip to New York, and promised that this decision would not be forgotten by the Russian side. It has been reported OTR.
“I certainly understood how famous our American colleagues were for this sort of thing, but in the end, given the attention drawn to their outrageous behavior, I was sure things would be different. The country that called itself the strongest, the smartest, the freest, the fairest was scared, it did something stupid. and freedom of expression, access to information, etc. The airport in front of the flight to New York.
“Most importantly, rest assured: we will not forget, we will not forgive,” the minister told a pool of journalists without US visas.