Russian citizens ought to prevent taking a trip to the United States where they might face arbitrary arrest, Russias Foreign Ministry spokeswomansaid Wednesday.Maria Zakharova claimed United States intelligence services had actually just recently started drawing Russian nationals abroad in order to press political charges against them which are not exposed to the public.
She did not determine the nature of the charges or supply examples of any recent arrests.Traveling to the United States privately or on main company is laden with major dangers, Zakharova stated at a weekly rundown, according to the Interfax news agency.In this regard, we prompt [Russians] to avoid non-emergency travel to the United States and its allied satellite states, including mostly Canada and, with a couple of exceptions, EU nations, for these upcoming vacations and in the future, she said.Zakharova said this was the ministrys very first travel advisory connected to potential prosecutions.Our compatriots have long been hunted in the direct sense of the word by United States intelligence services, she said.Russians currently in the United States should prevent scenarios where they could become victims of justifications and face arrest under the pretext of breaking regional laws.If the attention revealed to Russian residents by Americans is becoming suspicious and invasive, it may make sense to cut off these contacts and reassess travel plans, she stated.