Wednesday, April 20, 2022

No One Is Talking To The Russian Ambassador In Washington DC

Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, via Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Politico: Lonely Anatoly: The Russian ambassador is Washington’s least popular man 

Adrift and defiant, Anatoly Antonov walks the halls of an increasingly empty embassy, waiting for someone to call 

No one wants to talk to Anatoly Antonov. 

Russia’s ambassador to the United States can’t get meetings with senior officials at the White House or the State Department. 

He can’t convince U.S. lawmakers to see him, much less take a photo. It’s the rare American think tanker who’s willing to admit to having any contact with the envoy. 

Not even Russian leader Vladimir Putin chats with him.  

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Update: Russian Ambassador to US Says Biden Officials Don’t Want to Speak With Him (Antiwar.com)  

WNU Editor: The same can be said about the US ambassador in Moscow. It is moments like this when being a senior diplomat really sucks.

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