“I am indifferent to this decision, but from the point of view of relations within the UN this is a completely wrong situation, and this will be given an appropriate assessment,” TASS quoted Rogozin as saying.

He noted that since 2014 is under sanctions. According to Rogozin, this does not stop him from leading Roskosmos and talking to American and European colleagues.

According to him, "these sanctions are unproductive and useless."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow would prepare a response in connection with the issuance of US visas to Russian delegates to the UN General Assembly and to the Conference on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).