Russia says US denied visa for UN envoydenied visa for UN envoy
Russia said the United States did not grant a visa to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov so he could attend a UN Security Council meeting in New York on May 26.
Moscow called the move a breach of US obligations under the UN Headquarters Agreement. The dispute matters because access to UN meetings is central to how member states conduct diplomacy at the world body.
Russia
Russia’s UN ambassador said the visa refusal blocked a senior Russian diplomat from taking part in a Security Council meeting. Moscow argued that the United States was violating its duties as the host country for the United Nations.
United States
The articles do not include a direct US explanation for the visa decision. In the absence of such a statement, the main reported position is Russia’s claim that the refusal was improper.
- New York has hosted UN headquarters since 1952.
- Visa disputes at the UN have long been a recurring source of tension between the host country and member states.
- The Security Council is one of the few UN organs whose decisions can be legally binding on member states.
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Russia and Ukraine are locked in an retaliatory long-range drone and missile war that now strikes deep into both countries, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Crimea, and major Ukrainian cities like Kyiv and Dnipro. Ukrainian forces launched one of their largest drone attacks on June 26, striking 12 Russian regions and hitting key energy targets, while Russia continues massive retaliatory bombardments that kill civilians and destroy infrastructure.
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