Two U.S. senators say Russia denied them visas for congressional delegation visit

[Eugene]

That didn't take long, did it?

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Source: Washington Post

Two U.S. senators say Russia denied them visas for congressional delegation visit

By Felicia Sonmez and Colby Itkowitz August 27 at 11:35 AM

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Monday that he was denied a visa to Russia for a visit as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation next week.

Then Tuesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Russia blocked his entry into the country as well.

Johnson visited Russia in July 2018 as part of an eight-member delegation. At the time, the Wisconsin Republican and other lawmakers on the trip were sharply criticized back in the United States for striking a conciliatory tone in meetings with Kremlin-connected officials.

In a statement, Johnson called the visa denial “a petty affront” and said he had been working with U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. in the hopes that “direct dialogue with Russian parliamentarians could help set the stage for better future relations between our two nations.”

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-ron-johnson-says-he-was-denied-visa-for-congressional-delegation-visit-to-russia/2019/08/26/9b9526b8-c84b-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html

[appleannie1]

1. What did Johnson do to piss off trump?

[dawg day]

2. Putin wants to cause maximum disruption

I think many GOPers like Johnson have probably quietly gone along with Trump and his Russian conspiracy because it helped them and the party. They don't seem to realize that Putin doesn't particularly like the GOP or Trump and will turn on them when he wants to disrupt in a different way.

He just wants to destabilize the US and Europe, and the best way to do that NOW is probably to make problems for the Republicans and Tories in UK.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Do the Public

Demonstrations in key Cities have something to do with this.

[Captain Zero]

4. Maybe Johnson rebuffed an attempt to make him an asset?

Or maybe its Murphy they REALLY don't want, and to deflect attention from denying him a visa, they paired up a Republican to make it look even? Maybe it's a hint to Johnson to start playing ball with them??