Originally Posted by
DrivingRain
But our hotel (the Ritz Carlton Moscow) says they can only sponsor us for the night we stay there, but not the connection on the way home?
So now what the heck do we do? Please help! Appointment with Russian embassy's service is tomorrow!
I think your only option is to purchase an invitation from a visa support agency. I have used
http://www.waytorussia.net/ in the past, and things worked out well.
They do have a same day processing option (not sure if this will help because it's already 10 p.m. in Russia, but I guess worth a try).