Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov appreciated the State Department’s answer that the United States does not send 24 Russian diplomats, but they end the visa, after which they should appeal to extend or leave the country. His words are given on the diplomssee page in Facebook .
Antonov stressed that the Russian side acts strictly in accordance with the rules of the host country. “We send documents to the State Department in advance, strictly on time. However, the reaction is zero,” he said.
Diplomat added that about 60 employees and their families expect a solution to visa requests presented in the State Department, some more than a year since May 2020. He stated that this is an outrageous practice, since people cannot go home even on urgent humanitarian affairs Character, another 30 new employees are deprived of opportunities to enter the USA, since they do not issue visas in the American Embassy in Moscow.
Antonov noted that the existing entry permits are also canceled. According to him, a three-year limit introduced unilaterally on the stay of Russian diplomats is a blow to the diploma, and the expulsion of 24 embassy staff says that their documents are not going. The ambassador suggested using the tactics of “small steps” and exclude certain categories of employees from visa differences, agree on annual extension of expired visas and other measures.
“American colleagues it’s time to stop smoking and resume an equal mutual dialogue, within the framework of which the interests of both states would be taken into account. Contrary to the understanding achieved at the Geneva Summit, we do not see any progress in the US tough policy. It’s time to move from words to the case, And not to protrude your own problems, forgetting about Russian concerns, “- concluded Antonov.
Earlier it was reported that the United States gathered to expel the country of Russian diplomatic workers who expire the visa. They prescribed to leave the country until September 3, they have 24 people. The head of the press service of the State Department of Ned Price clarified that the characteristic of the situation with the requirement of 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by September 3, which he gave the Russian ambassador Anatoly Antonov, was inaccurate. He explained that a three-year limit of the valuation of a visa for Russians is not news.