The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov told about the requirement of Washington, so that 55 Russian diplomats and administrative and technical workers of the embassy and consulates left the United States in the coming months. This is reported on the website of the Russian Ministry.
Zakharova noted that, taking into account the requirements for the expulsion of Russians, the situation on the diplomatic “front” only aggravate. She recalled that now in Russia about 130 Americans work in Russia, and in the Russian embassy in Washington and two inconsisles in New York and Houston – less than 200.
Earlier in the State Department expressed concerns about the work of the US Embassy in Russia due to the reduction of dipperson. According to Reuters, the departments are afraid that the work of the American embassy will only be ruled by the performance of technical functions.
On October 24, the State Department ranked Russians who wish to receive an American visa, to “homeless nationalities” (Eng. Homeless Nationalities). The relevant report was published on the Office website. The text says that citizens of those countries in which the United States does not have an consular office or a political situation of which is considered so unstable that it does not allow employees of diplomsses to consider applications of their citizens visa.