[Iceland announces suspension of embassy operations in Moscow Russia says it will respond] Russia said that Iceland's decision undermined bilateral cooperation in response to Iceland's announcement that it would suspend embassy operations in Moscow. Russia will respond. Small Financial Note: the Icelandic Embassy in Moscow announced on June 9 that it would suspend the operation of the Icelandic Embassy in Moscow from August 1, and said that the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs had summoned the Russian ambassador to inform him of the decision.