The State Department confirmed today the meeting that o ambassador of USA in Moscow with Russian government officials, in which John Sullivan allegedly asked the Kremlin to respect the international law and allow consular assistance to all American citizens detained in Russia.
His representative State DepartmentNed Price, said it was “absolutely unacceptable” not to be allowed on USA Consular Assistance to American Citizens Detained in Russia.
He said there were no developments in the case of basketball player Britney Greiner, who was arrested last month in Russia for possessing vapors containing hashish oil. To date, consular assistance has not been allowed to the American athlete, Price noted.
Earlier Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia had announced that it had summoned the US ambassador and warned him that Joe Biden’s characterization of Putin as a “war criminal” had brought relations between the two countries to the brink of collapse.
“It is very hypocritical to hear a country talk about ‘inappropriate comments’ when it is involved in massacres, including raids and attacks that have resulted in civilian deaths,” he said. State Department.
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