As relations between the United States and Russia have cooled, the US ambassador to Russia, Sullivan, has returned to Japan to discuss relations between the two countries.
The Russian ambassador to the United States has also returned, and the two governments are expected to consider the summit meeting that President Biden called on President Putin.
According to Russian state media, Ambassador Sullivan, who is stationed in Russia, departed for Washington from an airport on the outskirts of Moscow on the 22nd.
Prior to this, Ambassador Sullivan said in a statement released on the 20th, "It is important to talk directly with colleagues in the Biden administration about the current state of bilateral relations," he said, and will return to Japan this week to discuss relations with Russia. Was shown.
The Russian side is also currently returning Ambassador Antonov to Washington.
Although it is an unusual situation that both ambassadors are absent, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Svetlana Zakharova said on the 22nd that he wants Ambassador Sullivan to return home "productively in Washington", further worsening relations. I want you to find a way to prevent it.
President Biden has proposed to Putin this month that he will hold a summit meeting within a few months, and the two governments are expected to discuss the summit meeting with the returning ambassadors.