Russia Accuses 3 US Embassy Staff of Theft, Wants Their Immunity Lifted

Russia Accuses 3 US Embassy Staff of Theft, Wants Their Immunity Lifted
The U.S. embassy building in Moscow, Russia, on July 31, 2017. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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MOSCOW—Russia has asked the U.S. embassy in Moscow to lift the diplomatic immunity of three of its staff suspected of stealing things from a Russian citizen, the Interfax news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Friday.

If the United States refused to lift their diplomatic immunity, the three employees would have to leave Russia immediately, the foreign ministry was cited as saying.