US envoy to Russia to fly back to Washington for consultations Toggle share menu Advertisement US envoy to Russia to fly back to Washington for consultations FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks with journalists after a meeting with Paul Whelan, a U.S. national arrested and accused of espionage,in Moscow, Russia, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 20 Apr 2021 05:03PM (Updated: 20 Apr 2021 05:10PM) Share this content Bookmark MOSCOW: US ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan said on Tuesday (Apr 20) he would travel to the US this week for consultations, four days after the Kremlin suggested that Washington recall him amid a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.