Russia says US denied visa to vice foreign minister ahead of UN General Assembly
Russia has said that its vice foreign minister, Alexander Alimov, was denied a visa to enter the United States, describing the move as an act of hostility. The claim was made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday, hours before the start of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Moscow said Alimov was travelling as part of an official delegation sent by the Russian government.According to the supplied report, the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, was already in New York for the UN meetings and was due to hold a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Sep 2026 11:00 LONDON
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