It is noted that the interrogation lasted an hour.

“Moreover, she was invited to meet with the FBI officer in a different, informal setting, and continue this conversation,” RIA Novosti quoted the statement by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.

It is clarified that in connection with the incident, the Russian embassy sent a note of protest to the US State Department.

“We consider such actions unacceptable, outrageous,” the Russian ambassador added.

Earlier it became known that the trip of Russian diplomats to the Russian-American forum “Dialog Fort-Ross” was frustrated due to the situation with the issuance of US visas to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.