Contents tagged with Consulate General
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Kremlin: Russia ready to respond to US over seizure of diplomatic property
The seizure of Russian diplomatic assets in the United States by US Special Services is a gross violation of international law, and Moscow is ready to respond to Washington's actions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released Tuesday.
"Despite our warnings, the U.S. authorities did not listen to reason and did not give up their illegal intentions. Today they have completely seized all facilities of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco," the Foreign Ministry said in …
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Lavrov: Russia will speed up submission of the lawsuit over the seizure of its diplomatic property in the US
Moscow is negotiating with law firms and collecting documents to appeal the seizure of diplomatic facilities in the United States, as announced on the air of NTV TV by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.
"We will not delay, but there shouldn’t be any rush as well," he said.
Earlier, President Vladimir Putin instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare the necessary documents to initiate legal proceedings.
On August 31st the US demanded the closure of the Consulate General of Russia in San …
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US ambassador to Russia affirms legitimacy of closing Russian diplomatic facilities in US
The United States Ambassador to Russia John Tefft said that all of Washington’s actions in closing the Russian consulate building in San Francisco and the trade mission offices in Washington and New York were done in accordance with legislation.
In a joint interview with Radio Svoboda and Voice of America, Tefft refuted the rumors that the Americans had used force to break into the consulate building and search it.
“Nobody broke down doors. Nobody put undue pressure on people. It was all done …
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Ukrainian diplomat: Americans have legal right to conduct searches in Russian diplomatic buildings in the US
US representatives searched the premises of former Russian consular offices in an attempt to find evidence of Russians engaging in prohibited activities, such as interfering with elections, the Ukrainian diplomat Bohdan Yaremenko wrote on Facebook.
Apparently, the Americans needed to conduct searches inside some of the buildings, free from Russian diplomatic protection. To accomplish this, they gave Russian diplomats insufficient time (only 2 days) for a complete pullout, depriving them of the …
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Immigration lawyer: Staff from Russian San-Francisco consulate seeking asylum in US
The President of the law firm, American Corporate Services, Inc., Gregory Finkelson, said that several employees of the Russian consulate in San Francisco appealed to his company asking for political asylum in the United States.
”We have already received several calls from employees of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and are already starting to work with them. They do not want to go back, by the way, and I understand them very well," Finkelson said during a conversation with Russian …
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Russia accuses U.S. of seizing its diplomatic facilities
In a statement posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website on Sunday , Russia has accused the U.S. of seizing its Consulate-General in San Francisco and a trade mission in Washington.
“On September 2, U.S. authorities seized buildings of the Russian Consulate-General in San Francisco and a trade mission in Washington, which are Russian property and have diplomatic immunity. Russian representatives were also denied access to the leased premises of a trade mission in New York,” the Russian …
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Polish politician: Russia is behind the anti-Polish activities in Ukraine
Polish Law and Justice party leader Jarosław Kaczyński told tvn24 that Russia is most likely behind the recent anti-Polish activities in Ukraine.
Kaczyński was asked to comment on the information that Russia was behind the attack on the Consulate General of Poland in Lutsk, cases of desecration of Polish memorials in Ukraine, as well as the provocations near the Polish-Ukrainian border.
"It seems Russia is behind this. Lots of things indicate this. Ukrainians talk about this. The assumption …