The staff of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in the United States will soon be reduced by 40%, which will significantly complicate its work. This was reported by TASS Referring to the head of the embassy’s consular department, Nadezhda Shumova.
“By 2024, consular working conditions in the United States will worsen. “Within 10 days, the consular department will lose 40 percent of its staff,” he said.
According to him, it will be more difficult for the department to conduct consular visits to remote parts of the United States and ensure the full functioning of its consular section in the absence of key employees.
He emphasized that the cuts were related to the needs of the American side.
Shumova noted that in 2023, she and her colleagues visited six consulates outside Washington.
Before reportedAmbassador of the Russian Federation to the United States Anatoly Antonov demanded from the American authorities the return of all objects belonging to Russian diplomatic property.
Previously in the USA subject to He questions the rigidity of Russia’s “red lines.”