Biden has decided on the candidature of a new ambassador in Russia - CNN

President Joe Biden plans to appoint a professional diplomat Lynn Tracy to the next US Ambassador to Russia, CNN reports with reference to his sources. Lynn Tracy speaks Russian and was the second diplomat in Moscow from 2014 to 2017. She will become the first woman in this position. Since 2019 she has been an ambassador to Armenia.

The timing of its arrival and official purpose will depend on whether Russia will agree to take it as an ambassador during the period of great tension between Washington and Moscow because of the war in Ukraine. Video of the day, according to two sources, the United States has already provided Russian authorities as a candidate for approval.

US officials say that Russia really wants to maintain diplomatic relations with the United States and may be interested in accepting Tracy without delaying the process of ensuring their ambassador access to Washington. The appointment of Tracy is marked by a complete change in the leadership of the Embassy in Moscow. US officials insist that they plan to quickly create a strong diplomatic team in the Russian Federation.