“We are pleased to welcome Senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin and Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut in Kiev, where they will have meetings with Ukrainian officials on a strong partnership between Ukraine and the United States,” the statement said.
As noted, the visit of the senators began with a meeting with the Attorney General Ruslan Ryaboshapka.
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- US Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) September 5, 2019At the end of August, Senator Johnson refused to obtain a Russian visa. The Russian Embassy said that Johnson did not even contact the diplomatic mission.
As noted in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the politician was included in the stop list in response to the inclusion of representatives of Russia.
Senator Murphy also later stated that Russia refused him an entry visa.