The pre-production for season 3 of House of Cards has not been a smooth one, after having to negotiate for filming in Maryland, the producers have now been denied permission to film a few scenes at the UN in New York because Russia disapproved.

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The Russians have never been easy to deal with, especially when the issue might have to do with America. As the producers sought permission to shoot for authenticity sake at the UN headquarters, the script was approved by the press department of the U.N., the next step was getting the 15 council members of the instirution on board. The Russian diplomat raised a red flag and stalled the aspirations of the producers.

Russian representative, Mikael Agasandyan wrote an email to the rest of the council members expressing his disconcertion at having the filming take place at the UN headquarters.

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"Upon thorough reflection, we are objecting to the proposed filming in the Security Council," he wrote.

"We are of [the] opinion that the Security Council premises should be available at any time and on short notice. Besides that, we consistently insist that the Security Council premises are not an appropriate place for filming, staging, etc."

The third season of House of Cards will film in Maryland, where the first and second seasons were also shot. Initially, the continuation of filming of the third season of the Netflix series was fraught with troubles over the past few weeks as the producers weren't getting permission from the State of Maryland. But the issue was finally resolved on April 25.

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