Six Russian diplomatic facilities were in fact confiscated in the US. This was announced on Friday, November 14, at the Russian Embassy in the United States.
“During 2016-2018, the US authorities actually confiscated 6 Russian diplomatic properties in the US, removing the diplomatic status of these properties and preventing our diplomats from accessing them,” RIA Novosti quoted the embassy's press service as saying.
It should be noted that the objects themselves were taken under the protection of special services.
The Russian Federation lost a lawsuit over a site in Australia where an embassy was planned to be built. The country's Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government, returning the land to Canberra. SBS News portal reported this news on November 12. At the same time, the judge ruled that Russia is entitled to compensation and the Australian government is obliged to pay half of the Russian Federation's legal costs.
Earlier it became known that Japan's diplomatic agency will open visa centers in Russia. On the Embassy's website, there is a notice about competition for projects to designate a competent agency to serve visa procedures.
