John Sullivan
US President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has asked US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, who was appointed to the post by incumbent US leader Donald Trump, to temporarily retain his post. Bloomberg reports this citing sources.
According to the agency, Sullivan joined a “very small” group of American diplomats appointed under Trump, who will hold their posts for a while under the new administration.
Biden considers the post of US ambassador to Moscow too important to leave it vacant while searching and approving a new candidate, the newspaper notes.
Earlier, Jake Sullivan, whom Joe Biden chose as his national security adviser, said that the new US administration plans to negotiate with Russia on the extension of the Treaty on Measures to Further Reduce and Limit Strategic Offensive Arms (START). According to him, even at the height of the Cold War, the countries had areas for cooperation, primarily the issues of arms control and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Biden's inauguration is scheduled for January 20. In particular, Vice President Mike Pence is invited to the event. At the same time, Biden called the decision of the current American President Donald Trump not to attend the event, which he announced earlier, as good.
