In an interview with TASS, he said that the embassy sent an article to the leadership of the US Department of State, leading non-governmental organizations, embassies of a number of Western European states and diplomatic missions of the CIS.
“The publication aroused considerable interest and started the discussion. At least my interlocutors emphasize the importance of a serious conversation about historical memory, noting that it affects modern political and security relations, ”Antonov said.
He noted that many experts consider Putin’s article to be timely in order to “put all the dots on i” on the question of “who started the war and who won it”.
At the same time, the State Department expressed the opinion that "it takes time to ponder the theses of the Russian president."
According to the ambassador in Washington, many expressed interest in Putin’s clarifications on the need for a summit of permanent members of the UN Security Council.
On June 18, The National Interest magazine published an article by Putin on World War II in which he described the contribution of the USSR and the Red Army to the defeat of Nazi Germany as decisive.
In the article, Putin also expressed the opinion that the summit of the leaders of the "nuclear five" of the UN Security Council will help to find answers to modern challenges and threats.