The corresponding commentary by the embassy was published in connection with the publication of The Washington Post about the alleged understaffing and overload of the American diplomatic mission in Moscow due to the "protracted negotiations" for obtaining a diplomatic visa to Russia.
“We would like to remind once again that the responsibility for the“ dead end ”rests entirely with the American side.
It was the United States that became the initiators of the so-called.
"Visa war", imposed on us the practice of personal visa exchange, when employees of Russian foreign missions receive entry permits only in conjunction with the issuance of visas for American workers, "- said in a message on Facebook.
The Russian embassy emphasized that the information contained in the article does not correspond to the real state of affairs.
"There were no refusals to issue visas to diplomats and other specialists of the US missions ... The number of visas we issue to American officials corresponds to the number of visas received by Russian employees in the United States," the diplomatic mission said.
They also recalled that the Russian side has repeatedly called for a complete normalization of relations with the United States in the consular and visa area.
“There is no need to shift the problem from a sore head to a healthy one.
The ball is on the American side, ”the Russian Embassy in Washington concluded.