US Ambassador Sullivan returned to Russia

He said that he is ready to work with Moscow to establish stable and predictable relations. Sullivan noted that he expects to cooperate with the Russian government on the issue of strategic stability

US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan has returned to Moscow after more than two months of absence. This was announced on Twitter by the official representative of the American diplomatic mission, Jason Rebholz.

US Ambassador Sullivan has returned to Russia

John Joseph Sullivan (Photo: @USEmbRuPress/Twitter)

“I returned to Moscow today. I am ready to work with the team of the US Embassy in Russia to make progress on the priorities of US foreign policy, as well as with Russia to establish stable and predictable relations between our countries, ” Rebholz quoted Sullivan.

In a conversation with Interfax, Sullivan also noted that the United States and Russia should cooperate where it meets the mutual interests of the two countries. But the ambassador stressed that Moscow and Washington have significant differences and it is important to conduct an “open and frank dialogue” on these issues.

“The meetings in Geneva were of a positive nature. Now that I have returned to Moscow and Ambassador Antonov has returned to Washington, I will work tirelessly to take the practical steps necessary to achieve the goals set at the summit, ” Sullivan explained.”Among other things, I look forward to working with colleagues in the government of the Russian Federation to develop a bilateral dialogue on strategic stability.”

Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov left Washington in mid-March, Sullivan left Moscow at the end of April. The diplomatic missions were temporarily left without heads amid the cooling of relations between Russia and the United States after US President Joe Biden answered in the affirmative during an interview to the question of whether he considers Russian President Vladimir Putin a murderer. In addition, relations between the countries deteriorated after Washington imposed new sanctions against Russia, including new sectoral sanctions against Russian federal loan bonds (OFZ) issued after June 14, 2021.

Ambassador Antonov was invited to Moscow for consultations. Moscow also recommended Sullivan to go to Washington and hold “detailed, serious consultations” there.

This situation was discussed by Putin and Biden at the summit in Geneva on June 16 and agreed on the mutual return of the ambassadors. Antonov returned to the United States on June 20.

Источник rbc.ru

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