Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the American newspaper The Wall Street, who is imprisoned in Russia, that the US Embassy’s decision to allow or deny consular access depends on the situation. He told this to reporters DEA News.
“It’s case by case. We explained very clearly why this was done. Let’s see what happens next,” said Ryabkov.
The Deputy Secretary of State emphasized that he is not ready to establish any parameters, criteria or conditions to allow consular access.
According to him, all issues were resolved in run mode, and at the time of rejection last week “the situation was such that another solution was absolutely impossible.”
“We’ll see what happens next,” the diplomat added.
On May 19, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the US Embassy refused During his visit to Gershkovich due to the lack of visas for Russian journalists.