Foreign Ministry: In Russia, angered by the withdrawal of accreditation in 5 honorary consuls in the United States – the Russian newspaper

The Russian Foreign Ministry is indignant with Washington’s decision to withdraw the accreditation of five of the six honorary consuls of the Russian Federation in the United States – in California, Utah, Minnesota, Florida and Puerto Rico. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova.

It is reported that the consuls in the United States face prosecution.

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“Decision on honorary consuls Obama administration continues the line of curtailing relations with our country. The US authorities once again demonstrated the true attitude to the development of contacts between people, the establishment of which is precisely involved honorary consuls, along with aid for Russians visiting the United States. All of this turned out not to Washington’s liking, “- said Zakharov. She also recalled that in 2013 it blocked the study tours of Americans in Russia through Rossotrudnichestvo by launching a smear campaign in the media and intimidate potential participants questioning by the FBI.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry also expressed its sincere gratitude to the American people , over the years adequately fulfilled the function of Russian honorary consuls, for his great contribution to the development of multifaceted cooperation between Russia and the United States.

“It is not their and not our fault that now is the interaction derailed. We expect that sooner or later, in Washington, common sense will prevail, and the honorary consuls will be able to return to its helpful and very popular activity “, – expressed the hope Zakharova.

The diplomat criticized those studies, in which the United States revoked the accreditation of five of six honorary consuls in Russia. “Attempts to justify such inappropriate actions accuse us of an escalation of tensions in bilateral affairs does not hold water. It is well known that the US unleashed a sanctions aggression against Russia and carry out large-scale Russophobic propaganda all over the world, trying to deflect responsibility for the support of the armed revolution in Ukraine and bloody war in the Donbass “, – said Zakharov. She also pointed out that US intelligence services do not stop provocations against Russian workers diplomatic missions, not only in the United States.

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