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| ‘Occupation’ of Russian diplomatic properties in US ‘blunt act of hostility’ – Foreign Ministry | |
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| The “occupation” of Russian diplomatic properties in the US is merely a “blunt act of hostility,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that Washington is violating international law and the Vienna Convention by the move. | The “occupation” of Russian diplomatic properties in the US is merely a “blunt act of hostility,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that Washington is violating international law and the Vienna Convention by the move. |
| Searches of the Russian premises began on Saturday, after the US State Department ordered the foreign ministry on August 31 to vacate the premises by September 2. | Searches of the Russian premises began on Saturday, after the US State Department ordered the foreign ministry on August 31 to vacate the premises by September 2. |
| The FBI arrived in at least two vehicles to search the San Francisco Consulate. The minute the deadline expired, agents entered the Russian-owned diplomatic property, which in 2016 alone issued more than 16,000 tourist visas to American citizens. | The FBI arrived in at least two vehicles to search the San Francisco Consulate. The minute the deadline expired, agents entered the Russian-owned diplomatic property, which in 2016 alone issued more than 16,000 tourist visas to American citizens. |
| Russian diplomats have posted photo and video evidence of the searches, which they call a “travesty of justice.” | Russian diplomats have posted photo and video evidence of the searches, which they call a “travesty of justice.” |
| “We regard the incident as a blunt act of hostility, a gross violation of international law by Washington, including the Vienna Conventions on diplomatic and consular relations,” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. | “We regard the incident as a blunt act of hostility, a gross violation of international law by Washington, including the Vienna Conventions on diplomatic and consular relations,” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. |
| The ministry called upon the US “to come to their senses and immediately return Russian diplomatic compounds.” | |
| “Otherwise, the US will be responsible for the continuing degradation of relations between our countries, which largely affect global stability and international security,” the statement continued. | |
| The Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations forms the basis for diplomatic immunity and defines the framework of relation between countries. It states that the premises of [any] mission “shall be inviolable” and the “agents of the receiving State may not enter them, except with the consent of the head of the mission.” | |
| Moscow pointed out that all seized properties in New York, Washington, and San Francisco have diplomatic immunity. | |
| “The US special services supported by armed police are now ‘hosting’ the occupied buildings,” the statement added. |