Moscow Seeks to Hold the United States Accountable at the United Nations

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin revealed that "Moscow will seek to form a committee at the United Nations to hold the United States accountable for its refusal to grant visas to Russian journalists." He pointed out that "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not taken concrete measures to initiate arbitration against the United States regarding this issue. Russia will strive to achieve this action." He stated, "Our demand to initiate arbitration in this case was not formulated today or yesterday; we have been requesting this for a long time, and we reiterated this condition during our last contact with the Secretary-General, and we will continue to do so. There is plenty of evidence that the Americans are violating their commitments as a host country." It is noteworthy that the United States denied visa applications for journalists accompanying Lavrov, which Russia and other countries considered a blatant violation of the UN Charter.