(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, APR 20 - Washington's envoy to Moscow
will return to the United States for consultations, the US
embassy said on Tuesday, after Moscow "recommended" that
ambassador John Sullivan temporarily leave amid soaring
tensions. "Ambassador Sullivan is returning to the United States
for consultations this week," the US diplomatic mission in
Moscow said in a statement sent to AFP. "I believe it is
important for me to speak directly with my new colleagues in the
Biden administration in Washington about the current state of
bilateral relations between the United States and Russia," the
statement quoted Sullivan as saying. The announcement came amid
a new spike in tensions between Moscow and Washington over a
litany of disputes, including alleged meddling in US elections,
Russia's troop build-up along Ukraine's borders and the
deteriorating health of President Vladimir Putin's imprisoned
critic Alexei Navalny. US President Joe Biden is pursuing a
tougher line against Putin but has also proposed that the two
leaders meet for a summit in a third country later this year.
(ANSA-AFP).
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