Russia presented the United States a note about changing the order of travel of diplomats in Russian territory. This was reported by the Foreign Ministry, RIA Novosti reports.
As noted, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov met with a temporary attorney in USA Bartl Morman. He handed him a note about travel of employees of the American Embassy and Consulates.
In addition, they discussed bilateral relations. Gorman also reported on the new response measures of Moscow, which will be accepted in the near future. “The American side was informed that further decisions were expected in the near future in the development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia of April 16, which the US Embassy will be notified in a timely manner,” the report says.
earlier in the Foreign Ministry stated that Russia is ready to take new response measures against the United States if Washington continues to keep the course for escalation.
Russian-American relations worsened in March after the sharp statement by US President Joe Bayden to the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. In addition, on April 15, Biden signed a decree on the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. Restrictions affected more than 30 individuals and legal entities. Among the grounds for their introduction, allegedly hostile activity of Russia in the cybersfer, interference in the US elections or other foreign countries. As part of the US sanctions package, 10 Russian diplomats from Washington are sent.
In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia published a list of sanctions against the United States. Moscow will refuse 10 American diplomats, take measures to end the hiring of citizens of Russia and third countries to the Embassy or the US Consulate Protection and to ban American diplomats of the trip beyond the locations of their basing.