The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the expulsion of US and Polish diplomats, as well as a series of countermeasures in response to the most recent anti-Russian decisions by Washington.
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In an official statement published this Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said: “The latest attack on our country carried out by the Biden Administration, of course, cannot go unanswered. In Washington, it seems, they are not willing to put up with the fact that in the new geopolitical reality there is no room for a unilateral dictation. “
Next, the text announces the expulsion of the employees of the US diplomatic missions “in an amount commensurate with the action carried out by the US authorities against the Russian diplomats.”
❗ The next attack on our country undertaken by the Biden Administration, of course, cannot remain unanswered.
☝️ There should be no doubts – not a single wave of sanctions will go unpunished.
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– Russian Foreign Ministry (@MID_RF)
April 16, 2021
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Likewise, the statement informs that after the Polish alignment with US decisions, it caused the expulsion of three Russian diplomats from that nation. Due to this, Russia decides for its part, to expel five Polish diplomats from its territory.
The reduction of diplomatic visas to the United States is also announced and the possibility of hiring Russian citizens and third-country nationals as workers in the United States legation is eliminated. At the same time, the Memorandum on “open land”, which allowed the mobility of US diplomats in the country, is terminated.
❗ In response to the introduced on March 2 this year. The US Administration closes sanctions against Russian officials ❌ the entry into of the Russian Federation for the following officials and figures involved in the implementation of the anti-Russian course
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– Russian Foreign Ministry (@MID_RF)
April 16, 2021
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In addition, the text refers, it is decided “to put an end to the activities in the Russian Federation of foundations and US Non-Governmental Organizations controlled by the State Department and other US government agencies. “
Finally, the need for ambassadors from both nations to be in their capitals is announced to “analyze the situation and carry out consultations,” concludes the list of measures.
The Russian Government emphasizes in the official text that they would like to avoid a further escalation with the United States. “We are ready for a calm and professional dialogue with the US side in order to find ways to normalize bilateral relations,” he says.
“However, the reality is that from Washington we hear one thing, but in practice we see something completely different. There should be no doubt: not a single wave of sanctions will go unpunished, “concludes the statement from the Foreign Ministry.
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