The Russian Ambassador to the United States complained that the investigation of Russian interference in the election prevents him from working

The Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov complained in an interview with CBS News that the investigation of Russian intervention in last year's presidential elections in the United States greatly complicates his work, and many American officials refuse to meet with him.

The diplomat noted that the improvements of bilateral relations that US President Donald Trump spoke about. "Mr. Trump explained many times that he wanted to improve Russian -American relations, but now I can’t say that our relationship is improving. Every morning is unpredictability, I don’t know what to do because I am waiting for further negative steps from the administration."

Antonov said that there is no evidence of Russia's intervention in the American elections. “It is very difficult to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there,” Antonov answered the question of how to overcome the distrust related to the 2016 elections.

Shortly before this, the former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty that he lied to the FBI about his contacts with the predecessor of Antonov Sergey Kislyak.

To the question of the interviewer, Margaret Brennan about the predecessor Antonov described Kislyak as a “smart, talented diplomat” and expressed surprise “that some media decided to accuse him of espionage. This is stupidity, nonsense.” "I do not understand why any official has no right to talk with the Russian ambassador," he said. According to Antonov, the restoration of relations is his main task, and two countries have something to work together. "We want to jointly fight terrorism, protect the regime of non -proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and, perhaps, begin negotiations with respect to nuclear disarmament," he said.

In early September, Trump was represented by the new Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States Anatoly Antonov, he handed him credentials and said that Moscow was counting on improving bilateral relations.

The previous ambassador Sergei Kislyak became one of the main suspects of the secret policy of the Russian Federation in Washington for the American media. This happened after the scandalous resignation of the ex-adviser Trump Michael Flynn, who incorrectly informed the leadership of his contacts with the Russian diplomat.

In November, Antonov complained that the congressmen refused to meet him, although Russian parliamentarians, on the contrary, warmly met the US ambassador to the Russian Federation John Huntsman, after which Huntsman began problems with the Russian authorities. So, in early December, he canceled the trip to the Far East due to the fact that none of the officials in the region, including the acting governor of the Primorsky Territory, the Governor of the Sakhalin Region, the mayor of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, could find the opportunity to meet him.