Moscow vows response after US bars Russian aircraft from picking up diplomats

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 5:14 PM  [ Last Update: Wednesday, 22 June 2022 5:26 PM ]

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Moscow says it will take countermeasures in response to Washington’s decision not to allow a Russian aircraft to pick up Russian diplomats and their families from the United States.

“The American side continues to systematically destroy bilateral relations that are already in a lamentable state,” Maria Zakharova, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said in a statement on Wednesday.

In February, the United States expelled 12 diplomats from Russia’s New York-based mission to the UN, accusing the staff of engaging in espionage activities. Moscow condemned the move as hostile and a gross violation of Washington’s commitments.

In the wake of the war in Ukraine on February 24, the United States closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft.

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