Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, has not spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. In fact, the last time Antonov spoke directly with Putin was in 2017, shortly before his mission to Washington, DC, Politico reported on Monday. Asked about his lack of contact with Putin, Antonov told Politico: “I had several discussions with senior officials in the Kremlin, in various departments.” Russia, he said, has “a different system.” Moreover, talking to Putin on the phone would only give the FBI a chance to hear everything Putin could say. [to] my.” Since the invasion began, Antonov has also found himself increasingly isolated in Washington. “I do not think anyone really believes that he is a proxy for Moscow,” Gavin Wilde, a former member of the National Security Council, told Politico. In the interview, Antonov conscientiously followed the Kremlin discussion points, calling the invasion a “special military operation,” parroting Nazi concerns in Ukraine and denouncing “Russophobia.” He also said that he believes that Ukraine “has the right to be [a] sovereign country “but that” does not know what will happen in the future “.

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