The Guardian: Putin names hardliner Anatoly Antonov as Russia's US ambassador
Deputy foreign minister, seen as a tough negotiator, to replace Sergei Kislyak as Moscow-Washington ties continue to strain
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has named the deputy foreign minister, Anatoly Antonov, as the country’s new ambassador to the US, replacing Sergei Kislyak.
“By presidential decree, Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov is appointed Russian ambassador to the United States,” the Kremlin announced on Monday.
Relations between Moscow and Washington are at their lowest since the end of the cold war, driven by accusations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections.
Kislyak has been at the centre of a political storm over his meetings with senior campaign aides to Donald Trump during the presidential race.
Antonov, 62, has served as a deputy foreign minister since December. Previously he served as a deputy defence minister.
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