Russian Ambassador said he was called by the US to criticize President Putin
Russian Ambassador to the US Antonov said he received a letter from the US government urging him to criticize President Putin and the authorities in Moscow.
“Recently, I received a letter in the mail, calling for condemnation of the Russian President’s homeland and actions. I have also been advised to contact the office of US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman if available. accept the proposal”, Ambassador Russia in the US Anatoly Antonov said in the program aired on Russian television on the evening of June 7.
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov. Image: TASS.
Mr. Antonov added that the Russian embassy asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs America explanation on this matter.
“I don’t think the US ambassador or US diplomats in Moscow will receive any letter of this type, which I consider provocative. When I see the US media calling on Russian servicemen and diplomats to react. betraying my homeland, I cannot accept it,” he emphasized.
According to this diplomat, a number of people were standing outside the Russian embassy to hand out cards with phone numbers, inviting embassy staff to “contact an agent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)”. He could not say for certain whether those people were really agents or merely anti-Russians.
Washington has not yet commented on the matter.
The United States established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, later Russia, from 1933. The relationship was maintained even during the most tense moments of the Cold War, but was increasingly deteriorating in relation to the war. Russian military service in Ukraine.
The US has led its allies to impose a series of sanctions against Russia and continues to provide weapons to Ukraine, despite Moscow. warning This move could lead to a direct confrontation.
US President Joe Biden in March accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of being a “war criminal”, prompting angry Moscow to warn that relations between the two countries could be “on the verge of collapse”. Russia last month also declared the US as one of the countries hostile.
However, US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan on 6/6 deny the possibility Washington and Moscow completely cut ties, emphasizing the need for the two sides to continue interacting despite many contradictions.
Huyen Le (Follow TASS)
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