OREANDA-NEWS The Russian Embassy in the United States sent a note of protest to the State Department because of problems with the US visa issuing tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova, the press service of the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington said.

Earlier, the athlete announced the refusal to speak at a tournament in Washington because of problems with visa processing. According to her, she first encountered this situation.

The embassy expressed outrage at the "continuing practice of obstructing the participation of our athletes in major competitions taking place in the United States."

Diplomats also demanded an end to discrimination against Russian athletes.