Biden-appointed US ambassador to leave Russia ‘soon’

MOSCOW: The US ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, who was appointed by ex-president Joe Biden, will end her mission “soon” after around two years in the country, the US embassy in Moscow said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump has ushered in a rapprochement with Russia, speaking regularly to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a sharp break from Biden´s attempts to isolate the Kremlin chief.

Diplomats from the two countries have also held several rounds of negotiations, including on boosting the work of their respective embassies. In a post on social media, the US embassy in Moscow said Tracy “will soon conclude her mission at the US Embassy in the Russian Federation.” It did not say exactly when she would leave, but said it would broadcast online a farewell ceremony on Friday afternoon.