MOSCOW, 12 Aug. The Russian Embassy in Washington invited the United States to pay more attention to the problem of human rights violations in their country. This is how the Russian Foreign Ministry responded to criticism of the State Department spokesman Ned Price against Moscow. “The State Department official continues to criticize Russia for human rights violations. attention to the situation in their own country. Here are some guidelines, «the embassy said on Twitter. As an argument, the diplomats attached a link to the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, where the report» On the situation with human rights in individual countries «is posted. including the United States.
The United States will reduce the staff of the embassies and consulates in RussiaPrice previously said that Washington is aware of the new accusations against Alexei Navalny and is closely monitoring the situation. The UK said on Wednesday that Navalny was charged with creating an organization that infringes on the rights of citizens, the maximum sanction under this article is up to three years in prison. The new accusation stems from public calls for uncoordinated shares in January 2021, and Russia has in the past rejected US claims against Navalny.
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