The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation urged citizens to carefully plan overseas, as intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies USA «hunt Russians» in «third countries».
Warning published on the official website of the Russian foreign Ministry.
«Despite our appeals to establish cooperation between competent bodies of Russia and the United States, American intelligence agencies continue the actual «hunting» for Russians worldwide. The number of such cases has reached four dozen,» — said in the Ministry statement.
According to the Ministry of foreign Affairs, only for 2017 on requests from Washington abroad, particularly in Latvia, Canada, Greece, Spain was arrested more than ten Russian citizens.
«It got to the real abduction of our compatriots. After being extradited to the US citizens face a biased attitude on the part of American «justice.» Different methods, including direct threats, they are trying to persuade him to plead guilty, despite the artificiality of many charges, and in case of refusal of such recognition is sentenced to large prison terms».
At the end of the document, the foreign Ministry urges Russians planning trips abroad, carefully weigh all risk especially if «there is reason to assume the existence of claims by American law enforcement agencies.»
