The diplomat was made a demarche because of Washington's involvement in the fighting in Ukraine and declared the counterproductivity of an aggressive course to deepen confrontation with Moscow in all directionsMOSCOW, February 21.
/tass/. The US ambassador to Moscow, Lynn Tracy, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, where she was given a demarche in connection with Washington's continued involvement in hostilities on the side of Ukraine. This is stated in the message of the Russian diplomatic department.
"A demarche was made to the head of the American diplomatic mission summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on February 21 in connection with the expanding involvement of the United States in hostilities on the side of the Kiev regime," the ministry said.
The Russian diplomatic department noted that American weapons and personnel are the legitimate target of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The Ambassador was also told "about the counterproductivity of the current aggressive course of the United States to deepen confrontation with Russia in all directions."
The ministry stressed "that in order to de-escalate the situation, Washington should take steps involving the withdrawal of US-NATO military and equipment, as well as the cessation of hostile anti-Russian activity."
As noted in the Russian diplomatic department, Washington should give explanations about the explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream -2 gas pipelines and not interfere with an objective investigation.
"The Russian side also emphasized that the United States should give explanations about the explosions on the Nord Stream - 1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines and not interfere with an objective investigation to identify the perpetrators," the ministry said.
