Putin Issues Stark Warrning To Russian Citizens In United States ‘You May Be Hunted’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Russian citizens in the United States that they may be “hunted.”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, shared, In the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture due to the fault of Washington, trips to the United States of America privately or out of official necessity are fraught with serious risks.”

She added, “We urge you to continue to refrain from trips to the United States of America and its allied satellite states, including, first of all, Canada and, with a few exceptions, European Union countries, during these holidays.”

Russia tells citizens not to travel to the US, Canada and EU countrieshttps://t.co/3EDLMf2u11

— Vanessa (@vidubois22) December 12, 2024

"In the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture we urge you to refrain from trips to the United States of America and its allied satellite states, including Canada and EU.https://t.co/ABA0dyySqe

— Jesse's Cafe (@JessesCafe) December 11, 2024

Per Reuters:

Russia said on Wednesday that relations with Washington were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not visit the United States, Canada and some EU countries in coming weeks because they risked being “hunted” down by U.S. authorities.

Russian and U.S. diplomats say the relationship is worse than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the two Cold War superpowers came closest to intentional nuclear war, due to a confrontation over the Ukraine war.
“In the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture due to the fault of Washington, trips to the United States of America privately or out of official necessity are fraught with serious risks,” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, told a news briefing.

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“We urge you to continue to refrain from trips to the United States of America and its allied satellite states, including, first of all, Canada and, with a few exceptions, European Union countries, during these holidays,” she said.

Both Moscow and Washington say their citizens have been wrongfully imprisoned and their diplomats harassed increasingly as relations soured, though they both defend convictions by their own justice systems.

"Russia said on Wednesday that relations with Washington were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not visit the United States, Canada and some EU countries in coming weeks because they risked being "hunted" down by U.S. authorities."https://t.co/bSUxij8uTf

— Naoko Kumada/熊田直子 (@KumadaNaoko) December 11, 2024

Here’s what The Jerusalem Post reported:

Russia said on Wednesday that relations with Washington were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not visit the United States, Canada, and some EU countries in the coming weeks because they risked being “hunted” down by US authorities.

Russian and US diplomats say the relationship is worse than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when the two Cold War superpowers came closest to intentional nuclear war due to a confrontation over the Ukraine war.

“In the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture due to the fault of Washington, trips to the United States of America privately or out of official necessity are fraught with serious risks,” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, told a news briefing.