The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the proposal of US senators to expel 300 Russian diplomats

“We will not even remind you that there are not so many Russian diplomats in Washington.

Or did the congressmen, not possessing the appropriate knowledge in international relations, also counted Russian diplomatic staff working in the permanent mission to the UN? "

- told the agency in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

They added that "something else is important."

“Whoever proposes such steps, apparently, is seeking the closure of American missions abroad in Russia.

They should be aware that the responsibility for this will lie with them, ”the ministry said.

On October 5, four US senators - Marco Rubio, Mark Warner, Jim Riesch and Robert Menendez - asked US President Joe Biden to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the country if the Russian authorities did not agree to expand the American embassy in Moscow.

Congressmen claim that "more than 400 Russian diplomats are scattered throughout the United States," while the US diplomatic presence in Russia is "limited to approximately 100 American citizens."