Deputy RF Foreign Ministry Sergey Ryabkov called for the “diplomatic wars” of Russia and the United States. He declared this on the Forum “Dialog Fort RosS”, RIA Novosti reports.
Also Ryabkov commented on the closure by the United States Consulate of Russia in San Francisco, calling the situation “unthinkable”. He recalled, Russian diplomats gave 24 hours to leave him.
“I hate these diplomatic wars. I am very sympathetic to the American employees who were given only 24 hours to leave St. Petersburg, but we could not answer otherwise. I’m sorry, but it was not our choice. We must Stop at some point, “said Ryabkov.
Earlier, Ryabkov invited additional diplomats from the United States to Moscow to normalize the work of the embassy and the provision of consular services. “From Russians, it is necessary to literally go abroad to ask for an American visa,” “Ryabkov was indignant, having encouraged the American side to strengthen the embassy to” somehow normalize the provision of consular services in Moscow. “