Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Maria ZakharovaMOSCOW, Feb 17 Mass expulsion of diplomats and » visa war» with the United States is not the choice of the Russian side, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. «We repeat once again: the mass expulsions of diplomats and the growing «visa war» are not our choice. the conditions for the functioning of the diplomatic missions of both countries and to nullify all the restrictions introduced in recent years,» Zakharova said in a statement on the agency's website. from Russia in 2020-2022She expressed regret that the US administration sees the normalization of bilateral relations as a one-way street when only American interests are taken care of, and everything else is ignored. «Of course, we do not intend to put up with such a discriminatory approach,» the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized. The agency released a statement to clarify the departure of US Deputy Ambassador Bartle Gorman from Moscow. Zakharova said that Gorman was ordered to leave Russia in response to the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Washington. escalation
