Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova To inform He stated that American diplomats did not contact the Russian side regarding the arrest of former US Embassy employee Robert Shonov.
Previously TASS He reported that Shonov was arrested in Vladivostok on suspicion of collusion.
US Department of State prisoner the arrest of an American who declared his detention unfounded.
The State Department also said Shonov had worked at the US Consulate General in Vladivostok for more than 25 years, and when American diplomats were banned from hiring Russians, he “moved to a local company serving the embassy in Moscow, strictly adhering to legislation.” Russian laws and regulations.” The agency stressed that Shonov’s sole role is to prepare summaries of media reports from publicly available Russian media sources.