The Kremlin threatened the US with a response to last year's closure of Russian diplomatic compounds
The Kremlin's chief foreign policy adviser threatened Washington in response to last year's closure of Russia's diplomatic compounds in the United States if they are not reopened.
As the Russian Presidential aide on Foreign policy issues, Yuri Ushakov, said, "We have shown patience and sensibility, but this patience is, of course, not without limits."
He reiterated that Moscow did not immediately respond to Washington's move, but added that "the principle of reciprocity in diplomacy has not been canceled." According to him, the blocking of Russian diplomatic property in the US has been raised at a number of recent meetings between Russian and American officials. How much longer Russia is willing to wait for the settlement of this issue and what kind of response could be made, Ushakov did not specify.
A number of Russian diplomatic buildings in the states of New York and Maryland were ordered closed by US President Barack Obama at the end of last year as his term was coming to an end, in response to Russia's interference in the US presidential elections that year.
35 employees of Russian diplomatic institutions in the United States were also expelled. Everyone was surprised by the reaction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said that Russia would not resort to reciprocal measures. Moscow hoped for a quick and sharp improvement in relations under President Donald Trump, but this has not happened.