mo4ch:>Russian embassy dismisses hawkish US senator’s claim he was denied visa | Mo4ch News
The Russian embassy in the US has dismissed claims by US Republican Senator Ron Johnson that he was denied entry to the country over his scathing criticism of the Kremlin. The lawmaker had not applied for a visa, it said.In a strongly worded statement on Monday, Johnson claimed that his visit to Russia as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation was about to be derailed after he failed to get a green light from the Russian authorities.“Unfortunately, Russian officials continue to play diplomatic games with this sincere effort and have denied me entrance to Russia”.Johnson, who is the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, then launched into a long Russia-bashing tirade, describing President Vladimir Putin’s policy as “a tragedy of historic proportions.”The statement implied that Johnson’s sharp rhetoric towards Moscow was the reason why he was supposedly barred from the country. “Regardless of this petty affront…