Russia has denied a visa to a U.S. Senator, a member of the Republican party Ron Johnson. A press release posted on the Internet representative office of a Congressman. As specified in the report, Johnson was going to visit the Russian Federation of a bipartisan delegation of Congress. He had planned to hold dialogues with a number of Russian bureaucrats, representatives of American business and " civil society organizations ". "Regardless of the petty insults, I will continue to advocate for strong response to Russian aggression and Frank dialogue, when it can be," said the Senator. the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation until not explained by these data. Johnson is Chairman of the Subcommittee on cooperation in the field of European and regional security in the U.S. Senate. He spoke in support of a number of anti-Russian bills. The Senator was one of the authors of the draft law on renaming in honor of Boris Nemtsov street, located in front of the Russian Embassy in the U.S. capital. from the group of senators Johnson called for President Donald trump to conduct a multinational operation against Russia in the Black sea after the incident in the Kerch Strait, the result of which was caught by the Ukrainian ships violating the Russian border. Johnson worked to develop a solution that contained advice to stop the project " Nord stream - 2 ". Also, the Senator was presented the draft law, which envisaged the allocation of billion dollars to European energy projects, stimulating the EU's rejection of gas from Russia. <span style="color:darkgray