Russia accused two U.S. senators on Wednesday of spreading disinformation after they said they were denied visas to visit the country, Anadolu agency reports.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news conference that senators Ron Johnson and Chris Murphy did not apply for Russian visas.
"In a preliminary order, the American side raised the question of the possible visit by a group of legislators from the United States in early September. There were no specific agreements on its organization, submission of documents, especially visa applications,” she said.
“There were no requests for official meetings in Moscow, for issue of entry visas in the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington.”
Zakharova said she expected the legislators to follow a more professional line with regard to foreign countries instead of "spreading fake news.”
