The volume of processed visa and passport cases increased 1.5 times after the closure of other Russian Consulates in the United States.
A row between the United States and Russia over diplomatic property erupted in December 2016, when outgoing US President Barack Obama closed Russian diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland and expelled 35 Russian diplomats.
In 2017, the new administration under President Donald Trump shut down the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco, and trade missions in New York City and Washington, DC in response to Moscow’s decision to reduce the number of US diplomatic staff in Russia.
In March, the United States closed the Russian Consulate in Seattle over allegations of Moscow’s involvement in the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom, though the Kremlin firmly denied any involvement.
Moscow has said that the actions of the United States constituted a violation of international law, including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Relations.
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Russian Embassy in US Workload Increased 1.5 Times After Consulate Closures
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