Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the USA Anatoly Antonov said that the representatives of the US State Department, against the background of the situation with visas, put forward an ultimatum, threatening him with an expulsion from the country in case of non-fulfillment of the Russian side of a number of conditions. The words of the diplomat leads TASS.
Commenting on the current situation, he noted that in the States “do everything to compress the Russian diplomatic presence” in the country. “We have unlocked consulates in Houston and in New York, but in reality they cannot work, there are no diplomats, there are no employees,” he explained.
Earlier, a Russian diplomat accused the United States in the desire to reduce the discussion about security in Europe to the topic of “aggression” of Russia. He also accused Americans in the publication of documents that are designed to “expose the Russian authorities and state media.”