Amid the ongoing investigations into claims Moscow meddled in the US election, there is a changing of the guard at the Russian embassy in Washington. <br /><br />Officials have confirmed that ambassador Sergei Kislyak, a key figure in the controversy swirling around the Trump administration, has ended his posting after nine years in the job and is returning to Moscow. <br /><br />He is expected to be replaced by the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Anatoly Antonov, but it is reported the appointment has yet to be confirmed by the Kremlin.<br />
