Vladimir Bruter, an expert at the International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Studies, commented on the statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to the political scientist, the situation with the issuance of US visas is unlikely to improve in the near future.
Bruter also noted that the United States is not so much worried about the arrival of Russian journalists as "demonstrates its permissiveness" The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the US authorities are obliged to issue visas to Russian journalists to cover the work of the UN Security Council.