Russia expelled 10 US embassy workers in Moscow

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expelled ten employees of the United States Embassy in Moscow, in response to a similar initiative from Washington.

So he let it be known after summoning the Minister Counselor of the Legation, Bartle Gorman, appointment in which you received a note in which these ten employees are declared “non-gratas”, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs collected by the Russian news agency Sputnik. The diplomats in question must leave the country before May 22.

Relations between the United States and Russia have been strained in recent weeks, due to the situation on the border of the Eurasian country with Ukraine or the situation of the Russian opponent Alexei Navalny, who is incarcerated.

Washington has imposed a series of sanctions on Russia, including the expulsion of ten diplomats, for Moscow’s “harmful” activities, among which he listed his “efforts” to undermine democratic elections and democratic institutions in the United States or to participate in and facilitate cyber activities malicious.

He also blamed the Russian foreign intelligence service as “Author” of the cyberattack on the “software” company SolarWinds, which affected a dozen U.S. government agencies and more than 100 private companies in early 2021.

Following the announcement, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US Ambassador to Moscow, John sullivan, and promised a “strong” response to the sanctions. Sullivan announced on Tuesday that he would be traveling to Washington for “consultations.”, in order to know the current state of bilateral relations.

Presidential administration, Joe Biden has repeatedly reiterated that he seeks a “stable” and “predictable” relationship with Moscow., something that moved the Russian president, Vladimir Poutine, in a phone call in which they addressed, among other things, the escalating tensions in Ukraine, after Russia confirmed military maneuvers near the Ukrainian border and in a framework of support in Kiev by some members of the community international.

In the conversation, Biden once again invited Putin to attend the climate summit he has hosted, which begins this Thursday. The Russian president has already confirmed his presence.

(With information from Europa Press)

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