Russian ambassador to Washington says embassy has received threats over election

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks with an umbrella outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation, near the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/FILE PHOTO

(Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday his embassy had received a number of threats in connection with the Russian presidential election this week.

"We are getting a great many provocative calls, threats," Russian news agencies quoted Ambassador Anatoly Antonov as saying on state television.