GOP senator says Russia denied his visa

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Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says the Russian government denied his visa to visit as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation next month.

Johnson, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, had planned to speak with Russian government officials, American businesses, and civil society organizations, according to a statement from his office.

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