INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia's ambassador in the United States has accused Washington of "blockading" Russian diplomatic missions amid increasingly strained
relations over Moscow's invasion of pro-Western Ukraine."In effect, the embassy is under a blockade by U.S
government agencies," Ambassador Anatoly Antonov told Russian state television.Antonov said the Russian mission has been receiving
Bank of America had blocked the accounts of its consulates general in Houston and New York.Both Russia and the U.S
have taken part in tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats in recent years, following accusations of election interference and the war in
Ukraine.Around 170 diplomats and staff remain at the Russian Embassy in Washington, two dozen of whom are expected to depart by late
months since the Russian president ordered the invasion of Ukraine
Putin could say [to] me?" the diplomat was quoted as saying."I have had enough conversations with senior officials in the Kremlin, in
various agencies," he told Politico
"We have a different system."
