U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said that he was denied a visa to visit Russia as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation, according to a statement on Aug. 26.
Johnson, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, said in the statement that he was visiting Russia with plans to speak to various Russian government officials, U.S. businesses, and civil society organizations.
