WASHINGTON, November 19. /TASS/. The Russian side does not create any obstacles for replenishing the US embassy staff in Moscow, Russia’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov told reporters on Saturday.

"As for us, we create no hurdles or obstacles for replenishing the US embassy staff in Moscow. As of today, our consular desk has no application for an employee of the consular section in the US embassy in Moscow," he said.

"That is why, we are ready to consider any applications, we are ready to exchange visas on a mutually acceptable basis, although we believe that it high time to normalize the situation with the activity of the Russian embassy here and, naturally, of our colleagues in Moscow," Antonov added.