Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 21 Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tweeted that the content of the warning from the US diplomatic mission in Moscow about possible «attacks» on infrastructure in Russia was «unusual».
"This is very unusual. I can't remember such a message ever appearing (other than one time our residence at Spaso House had a demonstration and we told people to avoid the area)"» McFaul wrote, commenting on the US warning.< /p>Earlier, the US Embassy in the Russian Federation warned its citizens about possible «attacks on shopping centers, metro and railway stations» in Moscow, St. Petersburg and areas on the border with Ukraine, advising them to think about a plan to leave Russia. At the same time, it was not reported whether this information was brought to the attention of the official representatives of the Russian Federation through official channels, including those provided for in the framework of cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the warning of the US Embassy, asked if the States transmitted such data to Russian colleagues through partner channels. U.S. embassy warning of «threat of terrorist attacks»Posted by: Nikita Stoma