Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov . File photoMOSCOW, June 8Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Channel One that he had received a letter with a proposal to condemn the actions of the Russian president. Wendy Sherman,» the diplomat said. According to him, the embassy in writing demanded an explanation from the State Department «what this means».The Russian ambassador to the United States spoke about the situation with diplomatic missions. He also said that at the embassy in Washington they were handing out cards supposedly with FBI contacts and offering to talk with intelligence officers. In addition, articles appear in the American media calling on Russian servicemen and Russian diplomats to betray their homeland. «I will emphasize my most severe rejection of such a policy and such an attitude towards Russian diplomats,» the ambassador noted. Russian journalists sent to the United States are being harassed. They face direct bans on broadcasting on American soil. They have limited access to official events. The process of obtaining work visas is complicated. Bank accounts are blocked. employees of our media, urging them to cooperate,» the diplomat was quoted on the diplomatic mission's Telegram channel. In addition, Washington is trying to arrange an information blockade of the country's official representatives in the States, the ambassador added. 
A Russian diplomat was late for a speech at the UN due to a delay with a US visaAs Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reported, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation carried out «approaches» to the head of the correspondent office of one of the Russian media in order to involve him in «cooperation», while in the United States continue to introduce more and more restrictions against journalists in order to intimidate them and force them to leave. Special military operation Russia has been conducting a military special operation since February 24 to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As President Vladimir Putin emphasized, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, by the end of March, the Russian army had completed the main tasks of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass. After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the European Union, the United States and some other states introduced new sanctions against Russia, which affected individuals, banks and companies. They also closed the sky for Russian aircraft. According to Putin, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of unfriendly countries, and the main goal of the United States and Europe is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Russia also faced an unprecedented expulsion of Russian diplomats from Western countries. The Russian Foreign Ministry every time declares the illegality of these actions and the right to retaliate — some foreign diplomats have also left the country. breaking off relations with Russia, Zakharova said
