“On the first of January, 30 more people leave us, who are forced to leave the United States due to visa restrictions from the State Department,” RIA Novosti quoted Antonov as saying on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
He noted that the United States continues its policy of reducing Russia's diplomatic presence in the country.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that relations between Russia and the United States are in a deplorable state.