Sergei Ryabkov
If Russia retaliates for arrest of departmenet in the United States, then Washington will respond to them. This was reported “Interfax” a source in Moscow.
“The American side warned that in case Russia taking measures in connection with the arrest of Russian departmenet in the U.S. Washington will respond to them as a separate move, followed by counter-actions”, — said the Agency interlocutor.
On 18 July the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov at a meeting with the senior Deputy Secretary of state Thomas Shannon said that Russia reserves the right to retaliate in case of further blocking of its departmenet in the United States.
The day before the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Washington needs to return the real estate, without Moscow, no conditions. He commented on the statement of a senior official of the White house that the American authorities will demand “something in return”.
The outgoing administration of U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of December 2016 closed Russian depravation access to two residential complexes, the so — called suburban dachas of Russia’s permanent mission in new York and the Russian Embassy in Washington.