[HIGHLIGHTS] Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova: The United States likes to issue visas after the flight period has passed

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to the words of US Ambassador Lynne Tracy. Tracy said that Russian journalists could fly to New York for a meeting of the UN Security Council after receiving visas.

"Didn't the staff tell you, Lynn? I'm filling in the gap. Don't let your subordinates fool you," the spokeswoman added. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US Embassy in Moscow announced the readiness of visas for Russian journalists when the delegation's plane had already taken off.