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US Visa Denial Violates UN Agreement, Raises Tensions

5/27/2026

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US Denies Visa

Russia’s UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia said the visa denial breaches the UN Headquarters Agreement and insults Chinese-presided Security Council session.
U.S. officials denied a visa to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov for UN Security Council meeting in New York.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the UN Charter must be reinvigorated as instability rises.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world faces highest conflict level since the UN’s founding.

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Nebenzia Accuses US

Vassily Nebenzia charged United States of breaching UN Headquarters Agreement by denying a visa to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov.
The United States asserted its defensive strikes in southern Iran were justified.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that new, uncharted risks threaten global peace and security.
Nebenzia warned remilitarisation in Germany and Japan threatens security and undermines post-World War II order.

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US Denies Visa

Russia’s UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia said the visa denial breaches the UN Headquarters Agreement and insults Chinese-presided Security Council session.
U.S. officials denied a visa to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov for UN Security Council meeting in New York.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the UN Charter must be reinvigorated as instability rises.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world faces highest conflict level since the UN’s founding.

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