A year ago there were Russian consulates in New York City (2), San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Now there are Consulates only in New York City and Washington D.C. Facilitates the counter-espionage work.
Wow. Makes it quite difficult for Russian nationals in the western part of the country, I would think, if they needed to visit a consulate. Is the operation in Washington a consulate? I thought it was designated the embassy, and that was a bit different.