The problem of detention of Russians in third countries is wider than the question of the controversialness of sanctions, we are involving the abduction of Russian citizens at the request of the US authorities and the charges of the accusations of people who have not committed anything, but represent a certain US threat. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov said this at a briefing, “Renta.ru” correspondent.
In this way, the diplomat commented on the situation with the arrest of Russian Oleg Nikitin, convicted in the United States for a conspiracy in order to violate the sanctions imposed by Washington in relation to Russia for the supply of certain types of equipment. According to Zakharova, such situations are becoming possible due to Washington’s actions that have reduced Russia’s consular capabilities in the country.
In recent years, several dozen of such cases have been recorded (the detentions of Russians are approx. “Tape.ru”). They are different, but on the other hand, they unites much, “the official representative noted, turning attention that the Foreign Ministry always indicates The unacceptability of the arrest of Russian citizens in third countries and requires “immediate cessation of such a criminal hunt.”