US Ambassador to Moscow John Salvan reported that she had previously held on Thursday, April 15, the conversation in the Russian Foreign Ministry was held at the request of the American side. This is stated in the message on the website of the diplomission.
Sullivan informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia about the measures taken by Washington in order to “call Moscow to answer for hostile actions,” is noted in the statement. The ambassador emphasized that the meeting was “professional and respectful.”
Previously, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov said that Sullivan was invited to the “heavy conversation”. According to her, an American diplomat is summoned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the introduction of new anti-Russian sanctions.
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.