The United States and the United Kingdom in 2024 asked European allies to reduce diplomatic duties in Moscow to enhance pressure on Russia. This has been reported by the agency Reuters Related to two US officials.
According to them, the project of a common memorandum, drafted by the end of 2024 by the UK and the United States, proposed to Europe “Reduce the presence of diplomacy in Moscow to force Russia to reduce the Embassy's employees in Europe.”
Former US officials in an interview with the agency noted that such steps were “still discussed by European countries”. In contrast, Washington is negotiating with Moscow about the increase in the number of diplomatic components of the Russian Embassy in the US capital, said Reuters The current representative of the US government.
The new US government ranked first to restore relations with Russia and quickly resolve the Ukrainian conflict, unlike the offices of former US President Joe Biden and leaders of European countries. On February 18, the negotiations between representatives of Moscow and Washington were held at Er-riyad and on February 27, in order to normalize the work of the embassies of the two countries, as well as resume general diplomatic contacts.