Russia should give a "mirror" response to the move by the US Embassy and consulates limiting their visa operations as they prepare for staff cuts by September 1, the head of the commission on state sovereignty protection of the Russian Federation Council, Andrei Klimov, said.
"This is of course a demarche. We cannot stay in debt. Everything here is obviously going to be mirrored," Sputnik cited Klimov as saying.
The US Embassy said earlier in the day that Moscow's requirement to cut its staff to 455 diplomats and technical personnel would also affect "the scheduling of a limited number of immigrant visa applications."
