Press release on the information published by the US Embassy in Moscow regarding terrorist attacks allegedly being prepared in the Russian Federation

On February 20, the US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about “threats of attacks against shopping centres, railway and metro stations, and other public gathering places in major urban areas” such as “Moscow, St Petersburg, and areas of heightened tension along the Russian border with Ukraine.”

In this connection, we note, as an addition to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s earlier comments, that once again we have not received or found any confirmations of US statements.

Washington’s unflagging desire to escalate tensions, particularly in the current circumstances, and plant unverified information on such sensitive matters is absolutely baffling.   

We hope that US diplomats will approach their official duties in a responsible and professional manner.