Russia lost five diplomatic property facilities in the United States, which looks like illegal seizure, Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Yury Ushakov told reporters Friday at a briefing, APA reported citing Sputnik International.
"Now the Americans are taking property again, closing consulates. That is, five facilities… that we owned, were taken away by the Americans. Five facilities that were protected by diplomatic immunity," Ushakov said.
He said that in addition, a trade mission office in New York, which was rented, came under restrictions too.
"That is, overall, six facilities were taken away, five are our property, one is rent. Looks like an illegal seizure," Ushakov said.
On Thursday, the US Department of State demanded that the Russian government close its Consulate General in San Francisco, a chancery annex in Washington, DC, and a consular annex in New York City by September 2, in what it called "the spirit of parity invoked by the Russians."
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