The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has announced that it will cut consular services and staff after Russia imposed restrictions on foreign diplomatic missions.
The embassy said in a statement that starting from May 12, it will reduce consular services offered to only include emergency U.S. citizen services and a very limited number of immigrantion visas such as life-or-death emergencies.
It noted that non-immigrant visa processing for non-diplomatic travel will cease and it will stop offering routine notarial services, consular reports of birth abroad or passport renewal services for the foreseeable future.
'Effective May 12, U.S. Embassy Moscow will reduce consular services offered to include only emergency U.S. citizen services and a very limited number of age-out and life or death emergency immigrant visas,' the embassy said in a statement published on its website.
'Non-immigrant visa processing for non-diplomatic travel will cease.' it added, and 'strongly' urged US citizens in Russia with an expired visa to leave the country before the June 15 deadline set by the Russian government.
The news comes as Russia-U.S. ties are at a post-Cold War low.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to limit the number of local staff working at foreign diplomatic missions and other agencies.
It came in retaliation to a set of new U.S. sanctions imposed over Russian interference in the 2020 American presidential election and involvement in the SolarWind hack of federal agencies - activities Moscow has denied.
The new law also ordered the government to draw up a list of 'unfriendly' states that will be subject to the restrictions.
The embassy said its decision to cut the services offered by the consulate was forced by Russia's newly imposed restrictions.
'We regret that the actions of the Russian government have forced us to reduce our consular work force by 75% and will endeavor to offer to US citizens as many services as possible,' the embassy statement said.
It also said that the provision of emergency services in Russia may be delayed or limited because the ability of staff to travel outside Russia had been constrained.
The embassy also urged U.S. citizens in Russia to heed a June 15 deadline set by the Russian government when a temporary extension to visas, residence permits and immigration documents expires.
In the surest sign yet that crazed government officials are planning actual war, the U.S. State Department issued a notice to Americans in Russia telling them they "Should leave Russia by June 15 if their VISA is expiring."
This comes with another announcement from that same State Department declaring they "Will no longer process requests for non-immigrant VISA's from Russia to the United States effective May 12."
Put simply, they won't be allowing any Russians (except Diplomats) IN to America, and they are telling all Americans to get OUT of Russia.
Our government seems to be out of its mind. Their actions are showing they are a danger to themselves and to others. It is time for the American people to conduct an "Intervention" to protect ourselves and our nation.
This effort to start a shooting war with Russia represents a clear and present danger to you and to me. It must be confronted and stopped.
More details about these announcement, and additional information as to the plans for war, will appear below as updates later in the day.
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