Russian Foreign Ministry: We have no intention of closing Western embassies in our country

MOSCOW, May 10 (YPA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said that Moscow has no intention of closing European embassies in response to possible new unfriendly steps.

Asked by a reporter about the possible closure of European diplomatic missions in Russia against the backdrop of new unfriendly  steps of Western countries and the expansion of sanctions against Russia, he  said, “It is not in our tradition, because we believe that the work of diplomatic missions is important.”

“We did not start the diplomatic war and the expulsion campaign.”

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