MOSCOW, January 27 to American diplomats working in Russia, after the adoption of discriminatory measures against employees of the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States and hints from the American side about the possible departure of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov. Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov said earlier that the State Department raised the issue of his departure from Washington, if Russia will not issue visas to the guards of the head of the American diplomatic mission in Moscow. «The principle of reciprocity in relations between states, including in terms of ensuring the activities of the diplomatic mission, has not been canceled. And, in my deep conviction, the Russian side in this matter, as before, must act solely following the principle of reciprocity,» Kosachev told RIA Novosti. He noted that all the conditions that are imposed on the Russian side for its diplomats in the US, «should be fully applied to US diplomats who work in the Russian Federation.» containment of RussiaInfographicView
