The UK government for the period from January of this year in fact block the renewal of the composition of the Russian Embassy, tightening procedures for issuing visas, said the press Secretary of the Embassy in London.

according to his statement, Britain remains committed to a reduction of the presence of Russian diplomats in the United Kingdom, and the mass expulsion of workers of the mission in March because of the case Skripal only aggravated the difficult personnel situation in the Russian diplomatic missions in Britain.

"as the tools are still used visa limits, artificial long delays in issuing visas for new employees has already been decorated on long trips, extension of visas to employees of the Russian diplomatic missions for a period of not more than three months with retention of their passports ",
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