The Russian Embassy said Washington started the visa war without issuing visas to many Russian officials.

"Recently, a delegation of the Russian Federation Treasury scheduled to go to Washington on December 3 to attend the International Institute of Auditor Standards conference, failed to obtain a visa," the Russian embassy said. in the US announced on Facebook the same day.

The Russian embassy accused the US of starting a "visa war," insisting "there is no basis for such wrongdoings". "We emphasize that the US government has repeatedly restricted the entry of official officials for Russia as well as disrupted important negotiations," the statement said.

The agency also added that the US repeatedly refused to grant visas to Russian officials, including Oleg Malginov, the head of the Russian Foreign Affairs Relations Department.

"The US State Department prevented Malginov from attending the Youth Forum in New York on January 28-29," the embassy said, adding that the US had yet to explain the reason for not issuing a visa to some officials. Russia attended the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September.

The Russian Embassy warned that actions like those of the US could make relations between the two countries more complicated.

Despite Putin's and Trump's efforts to improve the bilateral relationship, the relationship between the two countries remains tense because of Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied the allegations. .