Vandal attacked the Russian consulate in New York: 'the police did not consider it possible to appear'

Unknown persons smeared red paint on the facade of the Russian Consulate General in New York. This is reported with reference to a source in the diplomatic mission “RIA News". An agency source called the person who threw the paint a "vandal."

According to him, on February 2, a rally was held near the consulate from 14:00 to 20:00, during which a can of paint was launched into the building. During the day, the number of participants in the action varied, the maximum number, according to a consular officer, was about ten people.

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“The general thrust of the action was anti-Russian,” he said, without specifying what the participants demanded or called for. ForumDaily New York was unable to find out which action took place outside the consulate on February 2, but given that it coincided with sentencing opposition leader Alexei Navalnyit is likely that this particular case was the cause. The caption to the photo from the action also testifies to this.

“These hooligan actions could pose a threat to the visitors of the Consulate General and employees,” the diplomatic mission said.

The consular officer added that the diplomatic service turned to the police to ensure order at the building, but for the entire time of the action "they did not find it possible to appear at the consulate."

“From two to eight o'clock, they did not find it possible to appear at the consulate. We have sent an appeal to the Department of Foreign Missions in New York of the State Department with a request to ensure the security of the Consulate General, ”said the representative of the diplomatic mission.

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As ForumDaily New York previously wrote, since January 18, the American side, according to representatives of the institution, completely turned off everything city ​​telephone lines of the consulate general... In addition, Internet access interruptions occur periodically.

The Russian diplomatic office in New York was opened in 1994 in downtown Manhattan, on 91st Street. The Consulate General provides services to Russian citizens located in the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.