U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan will return to Washington for consultations, as he himself said on Tuesday.
"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," he pointed out.
"Also, I have not seen my family in well over a year, and that is another important reason for me to return home for a visit. I will return to Moscow in the coming weeks before any meeting between Presidents Biden and Putin," TASS cited the ambassador as saying.
According to the U.S. embassy, "Ambassador Sullivan is returning to the United States for consultations this week."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference on April 16 that Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov at a meeting with Sullivan had recommended that the US ambassador return to Washington for consultations.
