Russia charges 3 US Embassy staff with 'theft of personal belongings'
According to Sputnik news agency, on October 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had brought theft charges against three US Embassy employees in Russia and demanded that they leave Russia if they did not waive their diplomatic immunity.
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| US Embassy in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AFP/VNA |
The notice stated that the US Embassy had received a note requesting the lifting of diplomatic immunity for three employees accused of “stealing personal belongings of a Russian citizen”. In case these people do not agree to waive diplomatic immunity, they will have to immediately leave Russian territory.
The US Embassy in Russia and the US Government have not yet responded to the above information.
