MOSCOW. Nov 5 (Interfax) - Russia is prepared to agree to the appointment of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan as the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.
"I see no reasons to doubt that John Sullivan will be the next [U.S.] ambassador to Russia," Ryabkov told Interfax when asked whether Russia was prepared to grant agrement to Sullivan's appointment.