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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian ambassador to US concludes assignment - Kizylak's gone
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/russian-ambassador-us-concludes-assignment-48803752?cid=social_twitter_abcnRussian ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak a high-profile figure in the controversy over Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election has concluded his assignment in Washington.
The Russian Embassy in Washington announced on Twitter that Kislyak's tenure ended on Saturday.
Kislyak's successor has not been announced, although it is widely expected to be Anatoly Antonov, a deputy foreign minister and former deputy defense minister seen as a hardliner regarding the United States.
A Washington fixture with a sprawling network, Kislyak has emerged as a central figure in the investigations into Russian interference in the election and whether any Trump associates were involved. President Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed the story as "fake news," but the investigations have shown no signs of stopping, with a focus on top aides heightening.
Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired after the White House concluded he had not been truthful about conversations he had with Kislyak. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation after acknowledging two previously undisclosed contacts with Kislyak.
On Friday, the Washington Post reported that Kislyak said he discussed election-related issues with Sessions when the men met last year. The Post cited anonymous U.S. officials who described U.S. intelligence intercepts of Kislyak's descriptions of his meetings with Sessions. The Justice Department said Sessions stands by his previous assertion that he never had conversations with Russian officials about any type of interference with the election.
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Wanna bet he dies of natural causes just after he's retired.....
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Russian ambassador to US concludes assignment - Kizylak's gone (Original Post)
sunonmars
Jul 2017
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Catmusicfan
(816 posts)1. Putin is tying up lose ends. 70% chance this will end badly
and Trump administration ends in impeachment
Botany
(70,442 posts)2. He might fall down a 3 flights of steps into a bag of vipers.
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)3. He loves haute cuisine
Russian security services are known to have good chefs who use special ingredients
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)4. Does he like glowing wine too?
My guess is some is on the menu.