WASHINGTON: Russian harassment and surveillance of US diplomats in Moscow has increased significantly and US Secretary of State John Kerry raised the issue recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the State Department said on Monday.
Kerry last raised the matter with Putin on March 24 this year, a State Department official said.
“He has raised it with President Putin,” State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told a news briefing earlier, adding: “We see an increase and we take it seriously.”
Trudeau said harassment by Russian security agents and traffic police had been an issue over the past two years, but did not give details …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
