Zakharova announced Russia’s readiness to speak with the United States “strictly on an equal footing”

Russia does not leave the dialogue with the United States on the topic of diplomatic missions and is ready to negotiate on an equal footing. About it stated Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

“We are not avoiding dialogue and are ready to negotiate, but strictly on an equal footing, subject to oncoming traffic, the signs of which in Washington are not visible even under a magnifying glass,” she said.

The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Washington of trying to remove responsibility for “the state of Russian-American relations that is close to a complete rupture.” “They habitually point their arrows at Russia, which is accused of “escalation” on the grounds that we do not miss blows and always respond to hostile attacks in a mirror or asymmetrical way,” Zakharova added.

Last April, the US embassy cut service to Russians and promised to issue documents only in cases of “life or death” and to provide Americans only “emergency services.” Diplomats attributed this to a reduction in the number of personnel after the authorities banned the employment of “individuals located on the territory of the Russian Federation.” In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that American diplomats “do not know how and do not want to work.”