“We are aware of unconfirmed reports of a case in Russia against a US citizen.
At the moment, we do not have any information about this, but we are studying this case and will closely monitor the situation, ”the RIA Novosti diplomatic mission said.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, the Russian authorities do not regularly inform the embassy about such cases, detentions or movements of convicted Americans around the country.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian Federal Security Service opened a criminal case against a US citizen under an article on espionage.
He is suspected of collecting intelligence information on biological topics directed against the security of Russia.