“It is regrettable that the US Embassy in Russia, referring to the“ lack of personnel, ”has almost completely stopped issuing visas to Russian citizens.
The shooters are transferred to the Russian authorities, which have banned the hiring of local personnel as assistants to consular workers, ”the website of the Russian department quoted her as saying.
At the same time, she stressed that the Russian consular offices in the United States, which are "drained of personnel due to the refusals of the US Department of State to issue visas" to Russian diplomats, continue visa processing in full.
“For this, in addition to other consular actions, including helping our fellow citizens in trouble, additionally take on the processing of visa applications,” added Zakharova.
At the end of June, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov spoke about the problems with visas for Russian diplomats in the United States.
According to him, the issue of issuing visas for diplomats from Russia to the United States has not yet been resolved.