Russia calls on Washington “to come to their senses” and return to diplomatic facilities

The Russian foreign Ministry believes the actions of us authorities against Russian entities in the U.S. “openly hostile act.”

In connection with the situation around the buildings of the Russian offices in the U.S. the Russian foreign Ministry issued Sunday, September 3, with a special statement. In it, he urged American authorities “to change their mind and immediately return to the Russian diplomatic facilities.” Otherwise, specified in the document, “the United States will lay all the blame for the continued degradation of relations between our countries.”

The US actions in buildings of the Consulate General in San Francisco and sales offices in Washington, in Moscow consider as “openly hostile act, a flagrant violation of Washington international law”. The statement noted that the move “is in line with the actual expropriation in December last year, the Russian-owned country diplomatic residential complexes near Washington and new York.”

The building of the Embassy and also trade missions of the Russian Federation in Washington and new York came under the control of the United States, confirmed a representative of the Department in an electronic message sent Saturday, September 2, a number of American media. These actions in Washington, explained the need to equalize the number of diplomatic personnel after the expulsion of hundreds of American diplomats from Russia.

The American foreign Ministry said that the facilities were inspected to “ensure their safety” and confirm that the Russian side “vacate the premises”. The Russian side called the searches RAID, which violates international conventions”.

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