U.S. State Department Closing Two Consulates In Russia

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Following the closure of the U.S. Consulates in Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will be the only American diplomatic outpost in Russia.

Pavel Golovkin/AP

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The State Department temporarily suspended operations in Vladivostok and reduced services in Yekaterinburg in March in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Russian consulates in the United States are not affected by the decision.

• Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
• U.S. State Department
• u.s. consulate
• Russia