“Of course, this is another blow to our bilateral relations, which will not remain without consequences. And when the next excuses from Washington will be voiced on the topic: “Russia first started” ... I think it will be necessary to recall this incident as well, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, Kosachev stressed that Russia would not initiate such “reprisals” itself.
Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Washington reported that the delegation of the Federal Treasury and the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department for working with compatriots abroad did not issue American visas to participate in the conference and youth forum in the United States.
In September, Washington did not issue visas to members of the Russian delegation at the UN General Assembly, as well as to guests of the Conference on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBT).