Russia recalls ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak

Russia recalls its ambassador to the US, Sergei Kislyak.

This was reported edition BuzzFeedNews with reference to their anonymous sources.

According to sources, Kislyak and his family will leave Washington in July, after a farewell reception in his honor, which will be held on July 11 at the hotel St. Regis Hotellocated two blocks from the White House.

Earlier it was reported that 66-year-old Kislyak will go to New York and lead the Russian delegation to the UN, however, according to sources, they decided to return the diplomat to Russia. The return to his homeland marks the end of the 10-year work of the ambassador at the head of the Russian diplomatic mission to the USA, he assumed the position of the Russian ambassador in Washington in 2008.

Kislyak is one of the key figures in the investigations into US President Donald Trump’s ties with Russia, which are led by a special prosecutor and various congressional committees, which, according to journalists, was one of the reasons for the withdrawal decision.

Earlier, the possible departure of Kislyak from his post was announced by the ex-US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. He wrote about this in his microblog Twitter.

As Ambassador Kislyak gets ready to leave @RusEmbUSAI wish him well. While in the USG, I enjoyed working with him, even when we disagreed.

- Michael McFaul (@McFaul) June 25, 2017

At the same time, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zakharova, sharply responded to McFaul’s suggestion that Kislyak could leave the post, but did not refute him, reports RIA News.

“Such statements are McFaul’s phantom pains from a failed diplomatic career,” Zakharova said, noting that issues of rotation of Russian ambassadors fall within the competence of the Russian president, but not “a retired American official.”

According to Foreign Policy, Kislyak’s successor as Russia's ambassador to the United States will be the acting deputy foreign minister of Russia, Anatoly Antonov.

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