Russian envoy to US back in Moscow after Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a killer

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks prior to a concert marking the seventh anniversary of the referendum on the state status of Crimea and Sevastopol and its reunification with Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Russia's ambassador to the United States arrived in Moscow on Sunday for discussions on how to address sliding U.S.-Russia relations after US President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer, the TASS news agency reported.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday it was recalling its ambassador, Anatoly Antonov, for urgent talks after Biden said in an ABC interview he thought President Putin was a killer who would "pay a price" for alleged US election meddling - an accusation that Moscow denies.