US officials broke into the residence of Russia’s consul in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday by defeating the entrance door lock, a source with Russia’s embassy to the United States told TASS.
According to the source, the US officials "broke the lock and entered" the residence.
They turned on light in the residence, he said, adding the Americans "have begun tampering with the lock" to the extension to the consulate.
Earlier, Nikolai Pukalov, the head of consular department of Russia’s embassy to the US, who is at the scene, told TASS that Russia views the US current steps as violation of both international law and US national legislation.