The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov commented on the situation with visas for Russian diplomats in the United States. She told about it on the air TV channel “Russia 1”, reports TASS.
According to her, the refusal to extend the visas to Russian diplomatic staff is only part of the illegal activities of Washington in relation to the representative office of Russia in the country.
August 2 became aware of the US intention to expel 24 Russian diplomats from the country, whose visa expires. As the head of the press service of the State Department of Ned Price, the staff of the Russian Embassy at the end of the three-year period of stay must leave the country or request extension.
In turn, the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that at present, about 60 employees and their families are expected to decide on visa requests submitted to the State Department, some more than a year since May 2020.