State Department of the United States expressed regret because of the Russian counter-repayment and recalled the right to answer them. This was stated by the representative of the foreign policy department, reports the CNN channel.
According to him, Moscow’s answer to Washington’s restrictive measures “leads to escalation.” At the same time, the representative of the State Department noted that the actions of the United States “were proportional and appropriate.” “It’s not about our interests to get into the escalation cycle, but we leave the right to answer any reply Russian measures,” he said.
Previously, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia published a list of response against the United States. Moscow will refuse 10 American diplomats, take measures to end the hiring of citizens of Russia and third countries to the Embassy or the US Consulate Protection and to ban American diplomats of the trip beyond the locations of their basing.
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.