U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said he would not comment on the denial of American visas to journalists who were supposed to follow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to UN headquarters in New York. It has been reported TASS.
“As you know, when it comes to visa cases, it legally falls to the State Department to review and respond to such applications. I don’t want to comment on this. In response to the question of whether the visa refusal was a reaction to the detention of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Hershkovich, I refer you to the State Department.
Former White House Representative John Kirby announced Refusal of visas for journalists from Lavrov pool for making propaganda for the UN Security Council. Describing the Russian state media outlets as propaganda, he added that the United States considers it important to protect the freedom of the press.