Russia vows retaliation for US denial of journalist visas.

Russia has accused the US of denying visas to Russian journalists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council in New York. Lavrov criticized the US for its claims of protecting freedom of speech and access to information, saying that Russia "will not forget or forgive" the incident. The US State Department has not yet commented on the matter. The incident comes amid controversy over Russia's arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on allegations of espionage.