The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov accused the United States that they themselves undermined their consular work in Russia. So commented on the decision of the American Embassy to significantly reduce the service of Russians in an interview with Youtube-channel “Sputnik in Russian”.
“Not Moscow forced Washington to reduce the number of consular officers, this decision of Washington is to reduce the number of diplomats in the consular direction,” Zakharov said.
She also criticized the system of issuing american visa, calling it “archaic” due to full-time interviews and increased waiting time. At the same time, she recalled that Russia, despite the expulsion of the staff of the Russian Embassy, continues to issue visas from seven to ten days.