TASS reports that Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, had Putin’s article on WWII sent to “the leadership of the State Department, leading non-governmental organizations and embassies of a number of leading Western European states… The publication raised a lot of interest and launched discussions. The people I talked to at least underline the importance of a serious talk about historic memory, noting that it influences modern political relations and ties in the security sphere.”