According to Lavrov, Moscow "is ready at any time to resolve these issues on the basis of the" zero option "and return to the normal functioning of our diplomatic institutions."
“I spoke about this with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with the US Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman who completed his mission. They, in my opinion, have an understanding that sometime we must return to this. The sooner, the better, ”RIA Novosti quoted Lavrov as saying.
In August 2018, Moscow expressed a strong protest to Washington in connection with the continued gross violation of international law by the United States against Russian diplomatic missions.