Russia introduces retaliatory measures against US sanctions - ForumDaily
The article has been automatically translated into English by Google Translate from Russian and has not been edited.
Переклад цього матеріалу українською мовою з російської було автоматично здійснено сервісом Google Translate, без подальшого редагування тексту.
Bu məqalə Google Translate servisi vasitəsi ilə avtomatik olaraq rus dilindən azərbaycan dilinə tərcümə olunmuşdur. Bundan sonra mətn redaktə edilməmişdir.

Russia introduces retaliation for US sanctions

Cottage in Silver Forest. Photo: TASS

The Russian Foreign Ministry banned US diplomats from using a summer cottage in Serebryanny Bor and a warehouse in Moscow, and also suggested reducing the number of personnel in US diplomatic and consular offices in Russia.

This is stated on the site Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Russia demanded from the “American side by September 1 of this year. Bring the number of diplomatic and technical personnel working at the US Embassy in Moscow, consulates general in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok into exact correspondence with the number of Russian diplomats and technical personnel located in the United States.”

Thus, the total number of American diplomats in Russia will be reduced to 455 people. The statement said that if the US continues to reduce the number of diplomats, “Russia will be followed by a mirror response.”

In addition, Russia has not forgotten about diplomatic dachas and announced that “the Russian side will suspend, as of August 1, the use by the US Embassy in Russia of all storage facilities on Dorozhnaya Street in Moscow and dachas in Serebryany Bor,” and may also resort to “other measures that may affect US interests."

According to "Voice of America“, the Russian Foreign Ministry later reported that Ambassador John Tefft was summoned to the ministry, where these demands were presented to him in the form of a note.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that the measures were approved by Vladimir Putin: “Such measures are impossible without the sanction of the president.”

Peskov also emphasized that Moscow did not wait for the moment when US President Donald Trump signed the law on new sanctions against Russia adopted by Congress, because it considered the issue of its adoption resolved: “In this case, the form that is already came out after the Senate. Technologically, this form seems almost final.”

"Deep disappointment"

A statement issued on behalf of the head of the press service of the US Embassy in Moscow, Maria Olsen, said: “We have received official notification from the Russian government. US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft expressed deep disappointment and categorical objection. We have forwarded this notice to Washington for consideration.”

Recall that the administration of US President Barack Obama at the end of December 2016 introduced sanctions against 9 of Russian institutions, companies and individuals, including the GRU and the FSB, for “interfering with elections and pressure on American diplomats” working in Russia.

Also USA closed access to two residential complexes - the so-called suburban "dachas" of the Russian Permanent Representation in New York and the embassies in Washington, which are Russian diplomatic property. In addition, persona non grata are announced 35 Russian diplomats.

Read also on ForumDaily:

US Secret Service: Five Interesting Facts

Miscellanea sanctions At home cottages
Subscribe to ForumDaily on Google News

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis. 



 
1070 requests in 1,049 seconds.