US State Department Closing Two Remaining Consulates in Russia

[Cheburashka34 228]

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/18/948263408/u-s-state-department-closing-two-consulates-in-russia

 

Maybe trump is evil after all? Three consulates in Russia have now closed under his administration. There's only one embassy left in this huge country 

🤬😤

 

 

[JeanneAdil 6,491]

According to Department of State this is the reason

 

The announcement follows the revelation this week of a massive cyberattack against numerous government departments and agencies as well as a number of private companies. The sophisticated computer breach lasted months — indeed seems to be ongoing — and is widely believed to have been carried out by Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR.

 

 

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

1 hour ago, Cheburashka34 said:

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/18/948263408/u-s-state-department-closing-two-consulates-in-russia

 

Maybe trump is evil after all? Three consulates in Russia have now closed under his administration. There's only one embassy left in this huge country 

🤬😤

 

 

He does not care as long as he can steal the election. Russian hackers have already intruded the entire US network with spyware - thanks to donnie 

Edited December 19, 2020 by igoyougoduke

[Cheburashka34 228]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

According to Department of State this is the reason

 

The announcement follows the revelation this week of a massive cyberattack against numerous government departments and agencies as well as a number of private companies. The sophisticated computer breach lasted months — indeed seems to be ongoing — and is widely believed to have been carried out by Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR.

 

 

No it's not. They said they submitted the paperwork before this. They also have no proof it was Russians who hacked it. It's all a bunch of baloney honestly

59 minutes ago, igoyougoduke said:

He does not care as long as he can steal the election. Russian hackers have already intruded the entire US network with spyware - thanks to donnie 

Nice that your spouse is Russian and you talk about Russia like that

[kris&me 572]

I don't post much on VJ but i read as a visitor

and to me this is not the place for politics as it does nothing to help our other members wade thru this process 

[Ban Hammer 13,332]

2 hours ago, igoyougoduke said:

He does not care as long as he can steal the election. Russian hackers have already intruded the entire US network with spyware - thanks to donnie 

please keep political discussion in https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/145-current-events-and-hot-social-topics/

thanks

 

charles

vj moderation

[millefleur 5,046]

Considering that a bunch of Russian consulates in the US got shut down some years ago, it's not surprizing that this is happening. Relations between the two countries have been doing downhill for years.

 

The result will be fewer people applying for tourist visas because people in the Far East may not see it as worth it. On the other hand, it creates a bottleneck to Moscow, which will now be even more overloaded with applications. Lose/lose situation for everyone.

 

[Cheburashka34 228]

4 hours ago, millefleur said:

Considering that a bunch of Russian consulates in the US got shut down some years ago, it's not surprizing that this is happening. Relations between the two countries have been doing downhill for years.

 

The result will be fewer people applying for tourist visas because people in the Far East may not see it as worth it. On the other hand, it creates a bottleneck to Moscow, which will now be even more overloaded with applications. Lose/lose situation for everyone.

 

I always value your input ❤️

7 hours ago, kris&me said:

I don't post much on VJ but i read as a visitor

and to me this is not the place for politics as it does nothing to help our other members wade thru this process 

When politics affects our lives, we get upset

[millefleur 5,046]

It actually looks like the Yekaterinburg is to remain open on a very limited basis:

https://ru.usembassy.gov/temporary-suspension-of-operations-at-the-u-s-consulate-general-in-vladivostok/

 

"The U.S. Embassy in Moscow, the U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, and the U.S. Consular Agency in Sakhalin remain open, and will provide consular services for emergencies only."

 

I actually had no idea there was a "US Consular Agency" in Sakhalin, that's fascinating to me. I wonder what that is and what they do there?! Now I want to know more, haha....it's SO remote, it's almost Japan! Is this a secret place that accidentally got leaked?! I have found no info anywhere about it, haha.