"The Russian government has informed the US Embassy of its intention to postpone the introduction of a ban on the hiring of local citizens," - said in a message published on the website of the diplomatic mission.
The diplomatic mission also announced that they would extend the provision of a number of permanent consular services for American citizens living in Russia for a month, including the reissue of passports and the issuance of birth certificates.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a list of retaliatory measures in connection with "hostile actions by the United States."
Among them was a ban on the practice of hiring by US diplomatic missions administrative and technical workers from among Russians and citizens of third countries.