U.S. failed to issue visas to a pool of Russian journalists to work for the United Nations in New York.

"It will not be surprising for them if they see a similar attitude towards their own journalists," a Russian diplomatic source said. According to him, it becomes obvious that the US concern for WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich is imaginary. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov sharply condemned the behavior of the U.S., saying the country lied about working on American visas.