China News Service, May 17th. According to a report by Russian Satellite Network on the 17th, the official website of the US Consulate General in Yekaterinburg's social network showed that the consul general Amy Stolo had left Russia.
According to reports, Amy Stolo said in his farewell speech: "Our team sincerely cares about the people living in this region. The relationship we have established over the years has become the basis of the (Russian-US) bilateral relationship."
Amy Stolo also stated that he hoped that "we will fully resume our work in Yekaterinburg, Russia" and work hard to strengthen the ties between Russia and the US
Earlier, the US State Department had stated that the US Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, Russia, had stopped issuing visas and had stopped providing services to American citizens.