Moscow calls on Washington to stop pursuing its citizens

Moscow-Sana

Russia called on the US administration to stop targeting Russian citizens residing in the United States with legal prosecutions and prosecutions.

“We call on the Joe Biden administration to stop legal prosecutions against Russian citizens, many of whom have American citizenship or residence permits in the United States, and at the same time maintain contact with their country, Russia, and refuse to take a position,” TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying in a statement yesterday. hostile, despite the smear campaign against Moscow that is currently spreading in the United States.

Zakharova pointed to the pressure exerted by the US authorities on Russians in the United States, including summonses by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which are associated with the threat of criminal prosecution, adding, “This blatant discrimination (intimidation campaign) against Russia must be condemned because it contradicts the American declaration on tolerance as well as the American laws themselves. that ban national hatred.”

On the 18th of this month, the Russian Community Center in the United States announced the suspension of its operations against the backdrop of launching an investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation with at least 300 Russian citizens, from students to the elderly.

According to the Russian Community Center, some of its members and representatives of the Russian community participated in an investigation into violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.