WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US authorities are still concerned about harassment of American diplomats in Russia and at posts throughout the world, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a briefing on Tuesday.
"The United States continues to be concerned about US diplomats who are being harassed at not just the embassy in Moscow, but at other diplomatic facilities around the world," Earnest stated.
On Monday, the US Department of State claimed the number of cases of harassed and surveilled US diplomats by Russian security services has increased significantly within the past two years.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that allegations of harassment of US diplomats in Russia are not true.
