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Russian circus: Expel US diplomats, get problems with US visas, blame diplomats for leaving.

540 views · Published 31 August 2017 · 3:17 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: NewsFromUkraine · 2017 · News & Politics

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Another laughably idiotic situation is now developing in Russia. After Putin has expelled 755 US diplomats (22 times more than the number of Russian diplomats expelled by USA in December 2016), it became impossible for Russians to obtain a US visa. 

So Russian Foreign Ministry now blames US diplomats for VOLUNTARILY leaving Russia and accuses them in organizing “genocide of ordinary Russian people”. 

755 employees constitute 2/3 of all personnel of US embassy and consulates in Russia. The vast majority of these people were actually local Russian employees. By reducing staff of US consulates by 60%, smart-ass Putin not only left half thousand Russians without jobs, but also complicated the process of obtaining US visas for the remaining 140 millions of Russians. 

It became very difficult for Russians to even apply for US visa. In particular, Russians can now apply for US visa only in Moscow, while issuance of non-immigrant US visas to Russians was halted until September 1st. 

Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, quickly found who was guilty in this situation. According to her, Moscow did not require the U.S. to reduce the number of American diplomats in Russia. This decision was made by Washington. She stated this in an interview with the television station Dozhd.

Read more: 
1) https://uawire.org/kremlin-usa-decided-to-reduce-its-diplomatic-mission-in-russia
2) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4837172/US-diplomats-set-quit-Russia-hopes-rapprochement-fade.html

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