Russia will not sell property in the United States
Consultations between Russia and the United States at the level of heads of relevant departments in Vienna ended. Foreign Ministry Alexander Darchiev, American – the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Christopher Robinson, reports RIA News…
It was expected that the consultations would take place in the development of the meeting between Ryabkov and US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Moscow. Ryabkov described these negotiations as extremely frank, although the positions do not coincide, there is a potential for aggravation. Moscow then did not rule out freezing the work of diplomatic missions in the United States, but such a scenario would like to be accepted and allowed.
Meanwhile, Russia, for reasons of principle, will not sell the seized property in America. There is no access to it, although the Russian Embassy in the United States regularly sends inquiries. But in response – a polite refusal.
Formerly the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova talked about the idea of selling Russian diplomatic property in the United States. And noted that the objects, despite the status.
Prior to this, Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Washington, Sergei Koshelev, said that the solution to the issue of the return of property seized by the US authorities in 2017 from the Russian diplomatic mission still has no prospects. However, Russia at all levels demands a return and compensation for all losses. This is our most acute irritant to date, as a total of six items have been confiscated.