The head of the press service of the State Department Ned Price clarified that the characteristic of the situation with the requirement of 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by September 3, which the Russian ambassador Anatoly Antonov was “inaccurate”. His words leads TASS.
He explained that a three-year limit of the valuation of a visa for Russians is not news. “When the validity period of the visa expires, as expected, these people should leave the country or submit an application for its extension,” the price explained.
However, he said, with regard to Russian diplomats, this “issue is wider”. The representative of the State Department explained that in Russia from August introduced a ban on the hiring of Russians or citizens of third countries in the US diplomsses in Russia, not counting the guards, as a result of which “hundreds of people” were dismissed.
Price stressed that the United States reserves the right to take appropriate response measures to Russia.
Earlier it was reported that the United States gathered to expel the country of Russian diplomatic workers who expire the visa. They are prescribed to leave the country until September 3, they have 24 people.
From August 1, the ban on the hiring of foreign employees in the diplomsses took effect.
entered into force.