Russia has a number of American diplomats from the US Embassy in Moscow and declared them “persona non grata”, a State Department spokesperson has mentioned, days after the US ousted Russian workers on the United Nations.
Earlier this month, the US has 12 diplomats from Russia’s mission to the UN, saying they engaged in “espionage activities”. The transfer was described by Russia as a “hostile action” and gross violation of the commitments by the US because the host nation of the United Nations headquarters.
“We can confirm that the US Embassy received a list of diplomats declared “persona non grata” from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 23,” a State Department spokesperson mentioned on Wednesday.
After the current Russian invasion of Ukraine, the confrontation and sanctions have intensified between the 2 nations.
The US has imposed extreme sanctions towards Russia. This contains particular person and financial. Russia has additionally imposed sanctions towards US officers, together with President Joe Biden.
“This is Russia’s latest unhelpful and unproductive step in our bilateral relationship. We call on the Russian government to end its unjustified expulsions of US diplomats and staff,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“Now more than ever, it is critical that our countries have the necessary diplomatic personnel in place to facilitate communication between our governments,” the spokesperson mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
