According to RT’s interlocutor, this idea was approached last year.
Melnikov noted that the building should not stand idle.
“It may house organizations that defend the rights of Russian citizens abroad, the rights of athletes, as well as helping the families of SVO participants, etc.,” he said.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, confirmed that the Moscow City Property Department had terminated lease agreements for land plots for the Ukrainian Embassy.
The diplomat called Moscow’s decision a retaliatory step to Kyiv’s actions.
In April 2023, the Kiev City Council announced the termination of the lease agreement with the Russian Embassy in Kyiv and threatened to nationalize the building, the interlocutor recalled. The Russian Foreign Ministry promised to respond to this outrage.