--- title: U.S.-Russia Relations at Lowest Point in Memory: Ambassador description: Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the U.S., said relations are a "toxic atmosphere." canonical: https://time.com/5222055/russia-trump-uk-diplomats/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-30T13:08:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:49:51.183Z article:section: Politics og:title: Russia's Ambassador: Relations With U.S. the Worst He Can Remember og:description: "Today Russia's responsible for everything, even for bad weather" og:url: https://time.com/5222055/russia-trump-uk-diplomats/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1957246626a75267/69892c6e656a3fff0cbd406f/anatoly-antonov-russia-ambassador.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: anatoly antonov russia ambassador og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Russia's Ambassador: Relations With U.S. the Worst He Can Remember twitter:description: "Today Russia's responsible for everything, even for bad weather" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1957246626a75267/69892c6e656a3fff0cbd406f/anatoly-antonov-russia-ambassador.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Russia's Ambassador Says Relations With the U.S. Are the Worst He Can Remember > Sponsored content. 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Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Ambassador to the USA Anatoly Antonov seen during a meeting with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov at the UN Headquarters. Alexander Shcherba—Alexander Shcherbak/TASS  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Mar 30, 2018 1:08 PM UTC The Russian ambassador to the U.S. said Friday that U.S. relations with Russia are at their lowest point in his memory after both countries expelled each other’s diplomats in an escalating [dispute](http://time.com/5220097/despite-the-apparent-bromance-trump-has-been-tough-on-russia/) over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy. “It seems to me that atmosphere in Washington is poisoned — it’s a toxic atmosphere,” Ambassador Anatoly Antonov [told](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-russian-relations-worst-ambassador-antonov-can-remember-n861391) _Today_ show anchor Savannah Guthrie. “I don’t remember such \[a\] bad shape of our relations.” The diplomatic fallout follows Russia’s alleged poisoning of an ex-spy in the United Kingdom earlier this month. That incident prompted the U.S. to [expel 60 Russian diplomats](http://time.com/5215331/us-expels-russian-diplomats/) and close the Russian consulate in Seattle. Russia replied by expelling the same number of U.S. diplomats. > [](https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/979676804175802369) The U.K. has said that the victims were hit with a Soviet-era nerve agent likely produced in Russia. Prime Minister Theresa May challenged the Russian government to provide an alternate explanation. Still, Russia has repeatedly denied responsibility for the attack — a denial Antonov repeated to NBC. “Today Russia’s responsible for everything, even for bad weather,” he said. “It’s high time for us to stop blaming each other. It’s high time for us to start a real conversation about real problems.” Antonov also denied Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. 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