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The Russian Embassy has sent a note of protest to the US State Department over FBI questioning of Russian parliament member Inga Yumasheva upon her arrival to the United States, where she planned to participate in the Fort Ross Dialogue forum, RIA Novosti reported.
"Yumasheva was detained at the airport in New York. She was asked to go to a separate room and an FBI officer, who introduced himself, started to question her, for an hour. Moreover, she was offered to meet with the FBI officer in a different, informal setting and to continue the conversation," Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said, underlying that Russia considers such actions unacceptable.
The note of protest was sent to the State Department.
Let us remember, the Fort Ross Dialogue forum will be held in California on October 6. The forum is a platform for communication between US and Russian parliament members. Despite that, participation of some Russian diplomats in the Fort Ross Dialogue forum has been disrupted, since US authorities did not issue them visas.
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