The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov reminded US Ambassador John Sullivan about the Kremlin Council to leave Russia. Her words lead RIA Novosti.
Zakharova noted that the recommendation of the American Ambassador to return to Washington and spend thorough consultations there with their leadership is still relevant.
April 15 US President Joe Biden signed a decree on the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. Restrictions touched individuals and legal entities. Among the grounds for their introduction, allegedly hostile activity of Russia in the cybersfer, interference in the elections in the United States or other foreign countries.
In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia published a list of response against the United States. Moscow will refuse 10 American diplomats, measures will take measures to terminate the hiring of citizens of Russia and third countries to the Embassy or the Consulate General of the United States and will forbid American diplomats of the trip beyond the locations of their basing. It was also reported that the Kremlin advised Sullian to go home to consult on the current relations of the two countries.