The Russian foreign Ministry called Washington’s decision to close the Embassy giving Russia unprecedented in the United States – Kommersant

Washington’s Decision to prohibit a visit to the Embassy dachas of the Russian Federation in the USA it is impossible to understand this unprecedented scale, functionality and possibilities for children’s rest area, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “Honestly, that’s a children’s camp for rest, this thing, I think, is still unprecedented, as the United States, in terms of scale, functionality, and opportunities for children’s rest not only from Russia. What is happening now in the US, of course, impossible to understand. In full swing of preparation for Christmas, for n ew year’s trees, including on the site of our summer house in oyster Bay, where he was to rest of the family, the children, were invited guests, including our colleagues, diplomats”,— quotes its words “RIA Novosti”.

According to Ms. Zakharova, there is a rest children including from the CIS countries, as well as the Americans. “I would also like to say that we are talking about territories that are the property of the Russian Federation and was purchased in 50-ies of XX century. They are used for children’s rest in summer and winter periods during vacations. In recent years, these areas, particularly in new York, was reconstructed so that children can relax there, including with parents. Everything is arranged and equipped for family fun,” she added, noting that the presence of so-called ambassadorial villas is a normal practice.

Yesterday three weeks before leaving office, President Barack Obama announced new sanctions against Russia. For the alleged involvement of Moscow to the cyber attacks on American servers in the black list were included six people and five departments, including FSB and GRU. In addition, the United States will receive 35 Russian diplomats in response to the “unacceptable persecution” of their American counterparts from the Russian police and security services.

“Reciprocity is the law of diplomacy and international relations”,— said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Mr. Lavrov made a proposal to expel Russia 35 American diplomats, as well as to prevent employees of the diplomatic missions of the United States to use the dacha in Serebryany Bor, and a warehouse on the street Road. The proposals were approved by the President Vladimir Putin. He, however, said: “We are not going to create problems for American diplomats. We’re not going to send”.

More info on new sanctions read in the material “Kommersant” “Latest new year greetings from the team of Barack Obama.”