In Russia want to rename the address of the U.S. Embassy at the North American impasse, 1

In Russia want to rename the address of the U.S. Embassy at the North American impasse, 1

The Deputy Of The State Duma Of Russia Mikhail Degtyarev proposed to rename the address where is located the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, North American impasse, 1.

According to Degtyareva, it is a very symbolic name for the nameless dead-end. America regularly violates the principles of democracy, «driving the world to a standstill» of its international policy, said the MP from the liberal democratic party.

In Russia want to rename the address of the U.S. Embassy at the North American impasse, 1

Mikhail Degtyarev said that they are not going to rename the street «for the sake of some short-term political ambitions,» but you can call impasse, which has still no name. mayoralty of Moscow will consider the proposal to rename this month.

In the LA Times suggested that the name change is directly linked to the decision of the city Council of the us capital on the assignment of the square near the Russian Embassy in Washington name of opposition and criticism of the ruling power Boris Nemtsov.

The official representative of the diplomatic mission Maria Olson hearing about the offer Degtyarev noted that they prefer to engage in the development of bilateral relations, and not to talk about dead ends.

Renaming streets in Russia and the USA, takes place amid a diplomatic standoff between the two countries. In July Vladimir Putin in response to sanctions for alleged RF interference in the presidential election of 2016 755 ordered American diplomats from 1200 to leave the country.

In turn, the U.S. government to «unwarranted» actions of Moscow reacted to the closure of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and 2 diplomatic facilities in Washington and new York.

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