Lynn Tracy, the new ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation, has arrived in Moscow, according to a tweet from the US Embassy, ​​according to CNN, according to News.ro.

“Welcome back Ambassador Tracy!” – says the message in Russian of the American diplomatic mission.

Lynn Tracy, formerly deputy chief of mission in Moscow, was confirmed as ambassador in December by an overwhelming majority in the US Senate.

Before leaving for Moscow, Lynn Tracy met with the Russian ambassador to the USA, Anatoly Antonov.

“We have made clear our desire to maintain open channels of communication with Russia,” US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday, adding that the channels are used “to communicate the US position on issues of the highest priority” to Washington, including wrongfully detained American citizens and the costs of Russian escalation.

Ned Price said the US embassy in Moscow was “under pressure” due to restrictions imposed by the Kremlin, but Washington could also communicate with the Russian embassy in the US.

US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he intends to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

From Wednesday to Thursday, Russia launched a new round of missile strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 11 people and injuring 11 more.

Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov said Thursday that Moscow views the supply of Western battle tanks to Ukraine as “direct participation” in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.