Russian State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky commented on the grandiose plans of the US to expel Russian diplomats from the country
In a live broadcast on the YouTube show “SolovyovLive,” he said that the position of the United States would not contribute to the development of normal relations between the two powers:
“Depriving eight permanent Russian representatives to NATO of their accreditation, expelling members of our diplomatic mission – this will clearly not be conducive to dialogue.”
Slutsky also pointed out that the 300 diplomats that Washington has been screaming for will take some time to find. But it’s not even about the number – the Americans just needed to indicate the extent of their Russophobia.
“Total incompetence. The Senate representatives clearly hoped for a high-profile PR stunt, but they misunderstood the problem. It was Washington that unleashed a diplomatic confrontation with us at the end of ’16. We all remember the unjustified expulsion of diplomats within days, seizure of diplomatic property and other aggressive, illegal measures by the US side. And all our actions were weighted and symmetrical”, – the lawmaker said.
Slutsky stressed that US senators do not want to get into these issues. They prefer to send countless letters to the White House and transfer even the smallest conflict to the public plane.