Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov The State Department warned about the cold reception of Lavrov

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Channel One that the American side had warned of a “cold reception” for Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who plans to visit New York to attend UN events.

“The diplomat noted that for many years the Russian side has not seen any friendliness from the United States.

“We were unequivocally warned at the State Department at a very high level that Sergei Viktorovich would be coldly received here. Let’s see how this will be expressed in the course of direct events, in what way it will be expressed,” he said.