New U.S. ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy has met with a Russian deputy foreign ministerMOSCOW -- New U.S. ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy on Monday met with a Russian deputy foreign minister, officials said. Tracy arrived in Moscow last week, taking up her post amid high tensions over Russia's military actions in Ukraine and U.S. support for Ukraine including President Joe Biden's recent decision to provide advanced battle tanks. Russia accuses Washington of engaging in a proxy war with Moscow. A U.S. Embassy statement did not give details of what Tracy discussed with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. It said she “begins her tenure in Moscow focused on maintaining dialogue between our capitals at a time of unprecedented tension.

Source: ABC News January 31, 2023 06:00 UTC