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On August 2nd, the Russian ambassador in Washington, Anatoly Antonov, condemned what he called “expulsions” of Moscow’s diplomats, saying the United States had become “persistent and creative in this business” by uniquely limiting Russians to three-year visas.
“We received a list of 24 diplomats who are expected to leave the country before September 3, 2021. Almost all of them will leave without replacements because Washington has abruptly tightened visa-issuing procedures,” he told US monthly international affairs magazine The National Interest.
“It has gotten to the point where the U.S. authorities cancel valid visas of spouses and children of our staff with no reasons provided. The widespread delays in renewing expired visas are also aimed at squeezing Russian diplomatic workers out of the country. As a result, about sixty of my colleagues (130 together with family members) cannot return to their motherland even under urgent humanitarian circumstances,” Antonov said.
State Department spokesman Ned Price described the ambassador’s remarks as “inaccurate,” saying the Russians knew their visas would expire after three years and that they were free to apply for extensions.
He still reiterated the United States’ own complaint that Moscow had forced Washington to lay off nearly 200 locals at US diplomatic missions in Russia effective Sunday due to a new prohibition on hiring Russian or third-country staff.
“It is unfortunate because these measures have a negative impact on the US Mission to Russia’s operation, potentially on the safety and security of our personnel, as well as our ability to engage in diplomacy with the Russian government,” Price told reporters.
“I will say that we reserve the right to take appropriate response measures to Russia’s actions,” he said, while denying that the three-year validity of visas was linked.
Thus, it wasn’t specifically a tit-for-tat, but it was tit-for-tat.
President Joe Biden’s administration on April 15th expelled 10 Russian diplomats over what Washington alleged was Russian involvement in election interference and a cyberattack.
Price described past actions as a “response to the Russian government’s harmful actions” but said the United States valued “open channels of communication.”
In April, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Moscow would be recommending the expulsion of 10 U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions against Russia. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan temporarily returned to the U.S. following this move to speak with the Biden administration. Sullivan has since returned to Russia.
“We have shown restraint for a long time but after another wave of aggressive sanctions by the United States in April we were obliged to take additional steps to equate conditions of work for U.S. missions in Russia, including a prohibition to hire local personnel. It is certain that nobody benefits from such a situation. There is a need for solutions based on the principle of parity,” Antonov added.
Biden met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva in June, with both leaders describing the encounter as business-like despite the range of differences between the two countries.
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IF true then Russia should return the favor.
If true Russia should cut off all diplomatic ties and should have done this long ago. Putin loves the west too much.
The historical fact is that the Jewcunts and Americunt dumbass loser ar$eholes have been trying to destroy Russia and the Orthodox people for centuries now. The greedy evil Jews have coveted Russian’s immense wealth since Peter the Great era, hence natural Russian backlash against the rats. It is not surprising either that there is a new awareness in the Orthodox world about the Jew agenda and growing anger. This Zionist rat face Blinken is a sworn enemy of Russia and the demented 80 year old doddering fool Biden is their tool. Russia luckily is nuclear armed and will defend itself and these morons can do fuckall.
You a fair dinkum Wally mate.
The Hebs are just trouble for all.
Glad you mentioned the systematic and orchestrated hatred against Orthodox Christians by the west and their degenerate zionist, wahhabi proxies.
More idiots from the west need to learn what their governments are doing on their behalf.
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More whining from Russia.
China as you’ve never seen it.
https://worldtruthvideos.website/watch/china-hate-compilation-graphic-and-disturbing-do-not-click-i-warned-you_oSMgerC4H64A1CA.html
” A compilation of violence, crime, gore and accidents? ONLY in China, right? It’s not like those things happen in most countries. ”
Exactly, because the Chinese are just like everyone else, and not some special ” divine ” group as people on here try to make them out to be. When China becomes the lone superpower in the world, it too will turn towards the dark side of imperialism.
Thanks on enlightening us, that the US is already on the dark side of imperialism.
I absolutely fail to understand the point of Russia still having diplomatic relations with Amerikastan. There’s a hotline, use it for essential business. Have nothing to do with Amerikastan otherwise. Amerikastani “diplomats” are all, without exception, spies, regime change provocateurs, and/or thieves/saboteurs.
Desperation by the ameroswine. Their “last resort” after taking an a**kicking by Russia, China & Iran for decades.