Donald Trump
The decision to close the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco and buildings dogbreath in Washington and new York was made by the President of the United States Donald trump. This was during the briefing said the press-Secretary of the head of the White house Sarah Sanders, reports on Thursday, August 31, Reuters.
“Yes, this decision was made by the President,” Sanders replied to a question, adding that official Washington took this measure in response to the reduction of the U.S. deprecative in Russia. However, she added that “the United States wants to improve relations with Russia and will seek opportunities to achieve this goal,” reports “Interfax”.
Earlier on August 31 it became known that the USA has demanded from Russia to close the Consulate General in San Francisco. Also need to stop working two consular facility in Washington and new York. The decision must be executed before September 2. Later on the website of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco, there was an announcement about the termination of reception of visitors from 13:00 on the 1st of September.
On the same day the White house made it clear that we are talking about buildings of the Russian trade representation. While the administration of U.S. President said that the question of reducing the number of staff and the expulsion of Russian diplomats home is not.
23 August the Russians issuing non-immigration visas into the USA. The decision was due to the requirement of Moscow to restrict the number of employees of the diplomatic mission, launched in conjunction with the American saktsy. September 1 the procedure for issuing documents in Moscow will be restored, but in the consulates in other cities this does not happen.