Contents tagged with diplomatic property
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Russian Ambassador speaks about 'delicate' lawsuit against US over diplomatic property
Russia is carrying out "thorough and delicate" work to prepare a lawsuit against the US regarding the blocking by US authorities of access to Russian diplomatic property in the United States, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told RIA Novosti on the sidelines of the Russian-American Science Association (RASA-US) Conference,
"We are working with the lawyers, thoroughly working on gathering documents. This is work that requires time," said Antonov.
In late August, the US …
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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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Russia intends to sue US over restricted access to its diplomatic buildings
Russia will sue over the US decision to restrict access to property belonging to the Russian diplomatic mission, as stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at the BRICS summit, Interfax reports.
According to Putin, he will instruct the Russian Foreign Ministry to file a case in court due to the US decision. "This is a clear violation of Russia’s property rights, so first I'll instruct the Foreign Ministry to go to court. Let's see how effectively the vaunted …
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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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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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Former Russian ambassador says Russia will never abandon its diplomatic estate in the USA
Russia will seek access to its diplomatic residences in the United States and will not give up the right to them, stated the former Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak on Russia 24 TV, RIA Novosti reports. "We are going to fight [for this property]; we will never give up our rights to this dacha. And we'll see what happens next," Kislyak said.
Kislyak accused the USA of violating international law. "They deprived us of access to our property. The Soviet state had paid a lot …
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Kremlin: Russia's patience on the issue of diplomatic property in the US is wearing thin
Russia counts on the prudence of the United States on the issue of the return of Russian diplomatic property,as stated by the Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reported.
According to Peskov, Russia's patience in this matter is running out. "We continue to count on the prudence of our American colleagues in order to bring the situation back to a legal channel, in accordance with international law," he answered, regarding how long Russia would wait for the return of …
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Lavrov called the situation with Russian diplomatic property in the US ‘robbery in broad daylight’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the situation surrounding the seized residences of the Russian Foreign Ministry in the United States a "daylight robbery," TASS reports.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the American officials, who said that Russian diplomatic property would be returned only in exchange for certain actions, highway robbers. "Regarding the essence of what you have quoted, if it is true, then this is a daylight robbery," Lavrov said.
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Media: Moscow ready to expel about 30 American diplomats in response to closure of its diplomatic facilities in the U.S
Moscow has decided on retaliatory measures against Washington in the matter of the closure of Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States, reports Izvestia newspaper, citing a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The source stated that Russia can take extreme measures in this matter and respond “in kind.” Moscow was prompted to take such action by Washington’s decision not to return to Russia its two diplomatic residences in the states of Maryland and New York that were closed in …
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Kremlin: Russia is running out of patience with the US over its seized diplomatic property
Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for the Russian President stated that Russia's patience is running out regarding Washington's delay in resolving the situation surrounding seized Russian diplomatic property, in response to the question as to whether a reciprocal response would be expected before the meeting of the Russian and US presidents, or after.
He also noted that the question of when the reciprocal measures can be applied is up to the Foreign Ministry.
"As for the response, we talked …