Russian Diplomats Working Conditions in US Continue to Deteriorate Ambassador Says
© AFP 2021 / MANDEL NGANEarlier, the State Department said that the US government expects Russian diplomats in the United States whose visas have expired to leave the country and apply for an extension. According to the Russian ambassador, Moscow has issued 22 visas to US embassy employees. In response, it received only a diplomat visa extension.
The State Department spokesperson has misled journalists about the real state of affairs of the Russian diplomats, Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told reporters on Monday.
Russian diplomats' working conditions in the United States continue to deteriorate, he said, adding that the attempts to blame Russia for the problem cause bewilderment.Moscow has repeatedly proposed to Washington to agree on a mutual one-year extension of visas for diplomats, however, Americans are evading the issue, Antonov told Sputnik earlier. Some 130 Russian diplomatic workers and members of their families have their visas expired and are waiting for their extension, he added.
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