The Ministry of foreign Affairs warned Russians about threat of persecution by the United States abroad
. The Ministry of foreign Affairs warned Russian citizens traveling abroad, the threat of prosecution from the American authorities and special services.
the Ministry urged Residents to weigh the risks When planning trips.
the foreign Ministry recalled that the Washington of the arrest of Russian citizens "in the world" - since 2008, it has been known for 46 cases. In the example, the arrest in Thailand in February (at the request of the FBI) Sergei Medvedev, and similarly in Bulgaria - Alexander Zhukov.
the Ministry stressed that US citizens are often subjected to biased attitude of investigation bodies and courts.
The Ministry stressed that the American service periodically go for outright theft, as happened to the pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko arrested in 2010 in Liberia and then smuggled to the United States, and with Roman Seleznyov, who in 2014 were forcibly sent back from the Maldives.
In the foreign Ministry recalled that after the closure by U.S. authorities of Consulate General of Russia in Seattle and San Francisco diplomats severely limited opportunities for providing consular and legal support to those compatriots who are imprisoned on the West coast of the United States.
simultaneously, the Ministry assured that they will make every effort to help fellow citizens.